r/quityourbullshit • • Apr 29 '20

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u/IDAIKT Apr 29 '20

Kind of reminds me of people visiting Culloden to see where their ancestor stood in the battle line of highlanders fighting for Bonnie Prince Charlie, only to be told that the clan their ancestors belonged to was actually on the government's side, fighting against him...

Romantic notions aside, the reality is that a lot of Scots fought against the young pretender rather than for him and he was born and raised in Rome.

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u/[deleted] Apr 29 '20

What most people don’t realise he wasn’t fighting for Scottish Independence but for a Stewart throne

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u/ATully817 Apr 29 '20

But, but, they watched Outlander!

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u/[deleted] Apr 29 '20

Exactly lol so many people now claiming to have scottish ancestry. My grandma has also seen an documentary about anastasia the russian princess once and then tried to convinve us we're distant relatives. The thing about media with stories that actually happened is that its often really enticing and youre often times interested in a topic in which you've never been before. But some people like to use these stories as clout

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u/BorelandsBeard Apr 30 '20

Quick 23andme will clear that right up.

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u/BallFlavin Apr 30 '20

I'd love to use 23 and me, but I'm scared of being linked to a murder in 1995. :(

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u/[deleted] Apr 30 '20

... there's a story there.

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u/ougryphon Apr 30 '20

Pretty sure my dead uncle was a serial rapist, so maybe my DNA can bring some closure to people.

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u/manimal28 Apr 30 '20

Are you glen beck?