SCOTTISH PRISONER pictures
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You may encounter SPOILERS below. If you haven't yet finished THE SCOTTISH PRISONER, you may want to be careful reading this post!
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Leighton Moss, in the Lake District, England (mentioned on p. 51)
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The Fells at Derwentwater, in the Lake District (near where Helwater is supposed to be located)
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Lough Ree, Athlone, Ireland
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Athlone Castle, Ireland. (If you take away the very modern boats and the cars parked near the dock, I think it looks very much as Diana described it in the book.)
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Inchcleraun monastery, Ireland
And here are some miscellaneous pictures and links relating to things that were mentioned in SCOTTISH PRISONER:
How to make bran mash for horses
The rules of picquet, the card game that Lord John, Hal, and Harry were playing in Chapter 4 ("Not Good").
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Bog butter - mentioned by Abbot Michael on p. 241.
Lindow Man - body preserved in a bog, mentioned in the Author's Notes at the end of SCOTTISH PRISONER.
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An Iroquois war club. Diana Gabaldon said on Compuserve that this looks like the one Siverly used on Jamie.
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The photo above shows a young child's corset from the 18th century. Here's an article explaining the practice of corseting young children, and a set of child's stays from the Philadelphia Museum of Art.
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Bridle with snaffle. No wonder two-year-old Willie nearly strangled himself when Jamie left him alone for a few minutes with one of these!
I hope you enjoy this collection. I had a lot of fun putting it together!
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