17:5317:53, 21 September 2017diffhist−41
m
Alastair Ruadh MacDonnell
→Life: Deleted a few heavily Whig-biased words and phrases re: Prince Charles (e.g. "madcap"; "rash"; etc.) in favor of more neutral words and phrases; updated language and usage to remove archaic / dated usage. However, article still needs work.
23:3723:37, 4 January 2016diffhist+2,402
Abergeldie Castle
→History: added details,changes, eliminated "Spanish" for MacKay's garrison. He was a Williamite, leading Williamite troops. The Spanish supported James, but did not have troops in Scotland until the third Rising of 1719, when they landed 300 men.
21:5421:54, 11 July 2015diffhist+760
Sir Charles Petrie, 3rd Baronet
→Career overview: I corrected the errata in the description of the concerning Charles "winning the Battle of Culloden in 1745" and replaced it with the actual elements of Petrie's fantasy, using my original copy of the fantasy which appears as a app...Tags: Mobile editMobile web edit
00:4800:48, 4 April 2013diffhist−33
m
Charles Edward Stuart
changed wording slightly to eliminate a slightly biased phrase ("to restore an absolute monarchy"). Neither Charles nor James II were "absolute monarchs." That charge was based on contemporary Whig propaganda.
20:5020:50, 20 November 2012diffhist+53
m
78th Fraser Highlanders
Corrected entry to reflect that the larger conflict is better known as the Seven Years' War, whereas in the USA it is generally called the "French and Indian Wars."
3 October 2012
23:4123:41, 3 October 2012diffhist+98
m
Campbell of Auchinbreck
Added Gaelic name origin. Ach is short for Achadh (field) nam means "of the" (pl.) and Breac can mean either trout or speckled, marled, spotted, etc. Trout would seem to be the logical origin, given the plural construction.
00:3300:33, 26 June 2012diffhist+5
m
Moya Brennan
→Years with Clannad: made slight changes that reflect the fact that Clannad are not strictly speaking "traditional" (being a "fusion" group) and that they were but one of a number of excellent Irish groups.
17:5317:53, 21 September 2017diffhist−41
m
Alastair Ruadh MacDonnell
→Life: Deleted a few heavily Whig-biased words and phrases re: Prince Charles (e.g. "madcap"; "rash"; etc.) in favor of more neutral words and phrases; updated language and usage to remove archaic / dated usage. However, article still needs work.
23:3723:37, 4 January 2016diffhist+2,402
Abergeldie Castle
→History: added details,changes, eliminated "Spanish" for MacKay's garrison. He was a Williamite, leading Williamite troops. The Spanish supported James, but did not have troops in Scotland until the third Rising of 1719, when they landed 300 men.
21:5421:54, 11 July 2015diffhist+760
Sir Charles Petrie, 3rd Baronet
→Career overview: I corrected the errata in the description of the concerning Charles "winning the Battle of Culloden in 1745" and replaced it with the actual elements of Petrie's fantasy, using my original copy of the fantasy which appears as a app...Tags: Mobile editMobile web edit
00:4800:48, 4 April 2013diffhist−33
m
Charles Edward Stuart
changed wording slightly to eliminate a slightly biased phrase ("to restore an absolute monarchy"). Neither Charles nor James II were "absolute monarchs." That charge was based on contemporary Whig propaganda.
20:5020:50, 20 November 2012diffhist+53
m
78th Fraser Highlanders
Corrected entry to reflect that the larger conflict is better known as the Seven Years' War, whereas in the USA it is generally called the "French and Indian Wars."
3 October 2012
23:4123:41, 3 October 2012diffhist+98
m
Campbell of Auchinbreck
Added Gaelic name origin. Ach is short for Achadh (field) nam means "of the" (pl.) and Breac can mean either trout or speckled, marled, spotted, etc. Trout would seem to be the logical origin, given the plural construction.
00:3300:33, 26 June 2012diffhist+5
m
Moya Brennan
→Years with Clannad: made slight changes that reflect the fact that Clannad are not strictly speaking "traditional" (being a "fusion" group) and that they were but one of a number of excellent Irish groups.