C282Y : The Cause of a lot of Carruthers Health Problems — Clan Carruthers Int Society (CCIS)

This article follows the timeline of the Carruthers Clan ancestors, and answers a lot of questions we have received about the general DNA medical finding of the Carruthers Clan. The Iron in Our Blood That Keeps and Kills Us An ambulance rushed Dr. Malcolm Casadaban to a Chicago emergency department with labored breathing and […]

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Carruthers Name Variations — Clan Carruthers Int Society (CCIS)

Carruthers Name Variations Many of us have surnames that differ some what from the ones our immigrant ancestors brought to various countries. In many cases, it is just a slight spelling variation of the original name — not a name change. In others, the name we use may be an anglicized version, and in still […]

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Origin of the Carruthers Name — Clan Carruthers Int Society (CCIS)

Origin of the Carruthers Name Historical Data We start with the history of King Constantine III King of Britannia 407-411. Western Roman Emperor, King of Britain, Custennin Flavius Claudius Constantinus ap Selyf. He had three sons, Constans, Aurelius Ambrosius (Ambrosius Aurelianus), and Uther (Uthyr). He was the first Christian King. Troubles developed for King Constantine, […]

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Border Reivers – III Week

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Going to Scottish Games: Do’s and Don’ts

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An Overview of Life in Scotland in the Middle Ages

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Medieval Scotland History: Life in Scotland in the Middle Ages

We imagine life in medieval Scotland to be the picture painted in Scottish ballads with kings, queens, knights and wonderful castles at the forefront of life back then. There may have been all these things but the reality of life during the middle ages for the Scots was very different. Let’s take a look at how the Scots lived and dispel the fairy tale!

Early Middle Ages

During the fifth century Scotland was made up of four separate kingdoms namely the Picts, the Scots of Dal Riata, the Britons of Strathclyde and the Kingdom of Bernicia. By the ninth century following the invasion of the Vikings the Scots and the Picts joined together to make the Kingdom of Alba. By the twelfth century Scottish rulers combined French culture with their own as was their preference at the time. Scotland established its independence…

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