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| Order for Glencoe massacre goes on display in Edinburgh | Order for Glencoe massacre goes on display in Edinburgh |
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| One of the most chilling documents in Scottish history has gone on display in Edinburgh. | One of the most chilling documents in Scottish history has gone on display in Edinburgh. |
| The handwritten order for the Massacre of Glencoe is the centrepiece of a National Library of Scotland exhibition. | The handwritten order for the Massacre of Glencoe is the centrepiece of a National Library of Scotland exhibition. |
| In 1692, 38 members of the MacDonald clan were killed by a force led by Capt Robert Campbell of Glen Lyon, despite showing hospitality to the troops. | |
| The display marks the 300th anniversary of the 1715 Jacobite uprising. | The display marks the 300th anniversary of the 1715 Jacobite uprising. |
| Robert Betteridge, National Library of Scotland curator, said: "You can't get much closer to history than this. | Robert Betteridge, National Library of Scotland curator, said: "You can't get much closer to history than this. |
| "Visitors to the exhibition will be able to see a document that was written over 300 years ago in conditions of absolute secrecy and then passed on to the people who were to carry out the massacre. | "Visitors to the exhibition will be able to see a document that was written over 300 years ago in conditions of absolute secrecy and then passed on to the people who were to carry out the massacre. |
| "It was a deed so shocking in its execution that it has remained strong in the memory of generations of Scots." | "It was a deed so shocking in its execution that it has remained strong in the memory of generations of Scots." |
| Game of Crowns: The 1715 Jacobite Rising runs until 10 May 2015 at the National Library of Scotland, George IV Bridge, Edinburgh. Entry is free. | Game of Crowns: The 1715 Jacobite Rising runs until 10 May 2015 at the National Library of Scotland, George IV Bridge, Edinburgh. Entry is free. |
| It features loans from the Royal Collections, National Museums of Scotland, National Records of Scotland and Scottish National Portrait Gallery. | It features loans from the Royal Collections, National Museums of Scotland, National Records of Scotland and Scottish National Portrait Gallery. |