The Scottish Martyrs: Their Trials And Transportation To Botany Bay
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Edition: 1st ed.,
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage
Pages: Tanning and foxing
In the turbulent aftermath of the French Revolution, a group of Scottish radicals dared to demand parliamentary reform — and paid a devastating price. The Scottish Martyrs chronicles the extraordinary true story of Thomas Muir and his compatriots, men of principle who were subjected to infamous show trials in 1793 and sentenced to brutal transportation to the penal colony of Botany Bay in New South Wales, their only crime being the audacity to champion the rights of ordinary citizens. Frank Clune reconstructs their harrowing journeys with meticulous historical detail, capturing the injustice of a legal system weaponised by a government gripped by fear of revolution. Clune, one of Australia's most prolific popular historians, brings his signature narrative drive and vivid storytelling to this sobering chapter of both Scottish and Australian history, illuminating the intersection of political repression, colonial punishment, and enduring human resilience. The fates of these men — some of whom escaped, some of whom perished, and some of whom left indelible marks on the societies that sought to silence them — raise urgent questions about the price of political courage that resonate far beyond the eighteenth century. For anyone who believes that history is written by its survivors, the story of the Scottish Martyrs offers a compelling and humbling corrective.
Author: Frank Clune
Format: Hardback
Published: 1969, Angus and Robertson
Genre: Australian history
Edition: 1st ed.,
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage
Pages: Tanning and foxing
In the turbulent aftermath of the French Revolution, a group of Scottish radicals dared to demand parliamentary reform — and paid a devastating price. The Scottish Martyrs chronicles the extraordinary true story of Thomas Muir and his compatriots, men of principle who were subjected to infamous show trials in 1793 and sentenced to brutal transportation to the penal colony of Botany Bay in New South Wales, their only crime being the audacity to champion the rights of ordinary citizens. Frank Clune reconstructs their harrowing journeys with meticulous historical detail, capturing the injustice of a legal system weaponised by a government gripped by fear of revolution. Clune, one of Australia's most prolific popular historians, brings his signature narrative drive and vivid storytelling to this sobering chapter of both Scottish and Australian history, illuminating the intersection of political repression, colonial punishment, and enduring human resilience. The fates of these men — some of whom escaped, some of whom perished, and some of whom left indelible marks on the societies that sought to silence them — raise urgent questions about the price of political courage that resonate far beyond the eighteenth century. For anyone who believes that history is written by its survivors, the story of the Scottish Martyrs offers a compelling and humbling corrective.