Warrant for an inquiry into the slaughter of the Macdonalds of Glencoe, 1695

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This is the warrant for a commission of inquiry into the slaughter of the MacDonalds of Glencoe. It is dated April 1695 and bears the autograph of William III.

Warrant for a commission of inquiry into the slaughter of the McDonalds of Glencoe, April 1695, with the autograph of William III

In Glencoe on 13 February 1692, government soldiers killed 38 of the MacDonald clan who had been giving them food and shelter. The massacre had been secretly ordered as a way of asserting William III's authority in the Highlands.

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• Online ID: 000-100-067-661-C
• Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
• Project: National Museums Scotland
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• Ref: National Museums Scotland  H.OA 37
• Date: April 1695
  February 1692
  
• Material: Paper
  Warrant
  
• Dimensions: 368 mm H x 296 mm W x 1 mm D
  
• What: Warrant
  
• Subject:
• Who: McDonalds of Glencoe
  William III (Signatory)
  
• Where:
• Event: Massacre of Glencoe
  
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