This course will explore the expropriation of lands in the Hebrides and in the north of Ireland during the reign of James VI, 1567-1625, and the subsequent plantation of non-Gaelic speaking peoples in areas which had hitherto been Gaelic speech communities. This contentious topic will be explored from several perspectives and an emphasis will be placed on the need to accommodate, if not reconcile, differing points of view.

1x1 hr lecture; 1x1hr seminars per week over 10 weeks as scheduled in My Campus.

This is one of the Honours options in History and may not run every year. The options that are running this session are available on MyCampus. 

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The standard assessments for this course are:

■ Essay (2,500 words) - 20%

■ Seminar presentation of 10 minutes accompanied with handout and powerpoint - 10%

■ Seminar participation - 10%

■ Examination (2-hour duration) - 60%

If required, for instance where a disability prevents a student from undertaking a specific method of assessment, the following alternatives are available:

■ There is no alternative to the essay or exam, but flexible deadlines/extra time can be offered as reasonable adjustments (students should follow the usual process for extensions).

■ 1:1 presentation / Q&A with course convenor or recorded presentation as alternative to seminar presentation.

■ Written response to seminar material in advance or after seminar as alternative to contribution.

Further reasonable adjustments may be provided where necessary. Students are encouraged to consult with the course convenor.

This course will provide the opportunity to:

■ develop the intellectual and analytical skills acquired during the first and second years.

■ provide students with an overview of the plantation process in both the Hebrides and in Ulster at the beginning of the seventeenth century.

■ apply historical analysis in understanding Gaelic Society and its interaction with the Anglophone & Scotophone world from Gaelic as well as from non-Gaelic perspectives.

■ develop an understanding of the rationale and motivations of planters.

■ make students aware of historiographical issues in plantation history.

■ help develop critical and analytical skills through the close reading of sources by studying historical documents (in translation where necessary).

■ develop primary source research and essay writing skills.

By the end of this course students will be able to:

■ give a coherent description of the forces at work in the plantation process incorporating contrasting perspectives.

■ discuss critically the distinctive features of Gaelic society in the Hebrides and Ulster and their responses to plantation.

■ evaluate the pressures and motivations at play in moving people from (England and) Scotland to undertake plantation in the Hebrides and Ulster.

■ engage with and comment on historical analysis as it applies to Plantation in the Hebrides and Ulster.

■ contextualise and analyse a number of primary sources (accessed either in English, Scots or in Gaelic, in translation, as may be necessary).