The Clearances: From Rùm To Nova Scotia Comments

In 1621, William Alexander,1st Earl of Stirling, was granted permission by King James VI of Scotland and I of England to establish a settlement in Acadian Canada. James VI and I was the son of Mary Queen of Scots. He became King of England after the death of Queen Elizabeth I.The new settlement was called 'Nova Scotia' - New Scotland.


Rùm, is an island of the Inner Hebrides,
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