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regshoe ([personal profile] regshoe) wrote2021-11-06 06:01 pm

Flight of the Heron read-along: Part III chapters 1-2

Charlie chose the place himsel', the graveyard of Culloden...

Well, it looks like Keith's prophecies about the fate of the Jacobites, at least, weren't too inaccurate...

Next week we'll read chapters 3 and 4 of part III.
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[personal profile] hedgebird 2021-11-07 03:57 pm (UTC)(link)
Broster is taking a stand on some controversial topics regarding the battle: whether they should have made a stand at the Spey, which battlefield would have been the best, whether the Franco-Irish officers were competent or not. I note that mostly Duffy does not agree with her on these issues, though I'm sure opinions vary.

Oh interesting. I'm glad you're flagging these things! It's so easy to take even a novel as authoritative, when you (i.e. I) haven't read any alternative accounts.
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[personal profile] luzula 2021-11-07 05:33 pm (UTC)(link)
I'm away until Wednesday and don't have my books to hand, but if you like I can check and provide some more detail when I get home!
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[personal profile] hedgebird 2021-11-07 09:11 pm (UTC)(link)
Sure! Though no pressure if life gets busy, haha.