Week 3 notes #readabookor2

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Hello, all!! We need to tweak our discussion format. Mrs. Fitz and I have no jurisdiction except what you allow us. We also don't have the corner on the market for all the good questions concerning Outlander! 😊 Book Club is to encourage thought, but since it is a written discussion and no way to take back what is written, we need to continue to agree to let Mrs Fitz be the moderator. Please send your questions to @b304SMN as a DM. She will put the question out, giving you total credit!! It's chaotic enough w/o more than one asking questions at the same time. Thanks!

Discussion 3

Study questions:

Can one really tell regional accents? Is it only in Scotland/England?

Arranged marriages: Time before memory, women as pawns. Shouldn't that have given them more power? Patriarchs using their children to cement alliances. Smart or no? Free will or duty?

What were Jamie's conditions to marry Claire?

The "Honesty Speech" resonates strongly with all of us. Why? What is it about Jamie's 'old soul' insights that draw us in?


Education in 18th Century Scotland:
https://books.google.com/books?id=0cXytZ3HrKUC&pg=PT29&lpg=PT29&dq=what+kind+of+education+did+it+take+to+be+a+solicitor+in+1700+edinburgh&source=bl&ots=UDIDdcatOZ&sig=8XoMecL1D2a5oZM7vNc9c6HbaBU&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0CD0Q6AEwCWoVChMIwJuw4teWxgIVRySsCh0p1ACa#v=onepage&q=what%20kind%20of%20education%20did%20it%20take%20to%20be%20a%20solicitor%20in%201700%20edinburgh&f=false

https://www.era.lib.ed.ac.uk/handle/1842/6417

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_education_in_Scotland

Bicorne Hat:
http://www.manyhattyreturns.com/2009/10/05/what-is-the-bicorn-hat/

Horses/Ponies
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eriskay_Pony
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Highland_Pony

Coins of the time: pix by Robert (coming)

Bonnie Charlie: (contains spoilers)
http://www.royal.gov.uk/HistoryoftheMonarchy/Scottish%20Monarchs(400ad-1603)/TheJacobiteClaimants/PrinceCharlesEdward.aspx
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/history/9211247/DNA-reveals-the-truth-about-Bonnie-Prince-Charlie.html
http://www.educationscotland.gov.uk/scotlandshistory/jacobitesenlightenmentclearances/charlesedwardstuart/index.asp

Family Life:
http://www.historydoctor.net/Advanced%20Placement%20European%20History/Notes/european_life_in_the_eighteenth_century_family_life.htm

Sgian Dubh: Pix by Beulah (coming)

Hygiene
http://www.littlebudha.com/shocking-hygiene-practices/?utm_source=gravity&utm_medium=hollywoodreporter.com&utm_campaign=shocking-hygiene-practices&i=29

Misc about Garrison:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garrison_ration
http://www.journeytoscotland.com/meet-garrison-corgarff-castle

Marriage:
http://medievalscotland.org/history/handfasting.shtml
http://www.themedievalchronicle.com/SEPTOCT01/Women_Rights_Scotland_JulyAug2010.html (historical fictional ref)

FYI-Scottish names of occupations:
http://scotsfamily.com/occupations.htm

Hair curler:
http://www.vintagemedical.com/pages/1002-24.html

Flowers from Scotland: pix by Fiona (coming)

18th Century Highlander:
https://books.google.com/books?id=JtMF-AY_DAoC&pg=PA23&lpg=PA23&dq=what+is+a+garrison+in+18th+century&source=bl&ots=uRlNZDMDUT&sig=5CAOKdAVoSfdGZccMMYQhMMC9fE&hl=en&sa=X&ei=Y4mBVarGNcjKsAXe5ozICA&ved=0CB4Q6AEwATgU#v=onepage&q=what%20is%20a%20garrison%20in%2018th%20century&f=false

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