#Instrument of war

[scotianostra]

On November 15th 1746, James Reid was executed at York for being a part of the Jacobite uprising.

I'll cover the case of James Reid towards the end of this post, but he wasn't the only Jacobite to meet his end at York, so there is a fair bit of background I have to get through first.

After the capture of Carlisle on 30th December 1745, 193 Jacobite prisoners were sent to York. They arrived in York on 27th January 1746. By February 1746, there were 251 Jacobite prisoners held at York,

After transfers, releases and deaths in custody eventually there were 75 prisoners sent for trial in York. The trials were held between 2nd and 8th October 1746. Of the 75 prisoners, 53 pleaded guilty and were not tried but were automatically sentenced to death. Of the remaining 22, five were acquitted and the others sentenced to death.

On 1st November, ten executions were carried out at the Tyburn on York’s Knavesmire. Of these, three had their heads removed. The most prominent of those, Sir George Hamilton’s head was sent to Carlisle for display, while those of William Connolly and James Mayne were placed on Micklegate Bar. In 1754, the latter two heads were removed by a York tailor called William Arundel. He was heavily fined and imprisoned in York Tollbooth.

On the 8th November, eleven of the 53 planned executions were carried out and finally we get to the 15th November when just one man, James Reid, a Piper, was executed. At his trial, James had stated in his defense that he “had not carried arms”.

James Reid was one of several pipers who played at the Battle of Culloden. He was captured along with hundreds of men by Cumberland’s troops and taken to England. There James was put on trial and accused of high treason against the Crown. Piper Reid claimed that he was innocent because he did not have a gun or a sword. He said that the only thing he did that day on the battlefield was play the bagpipe.

After some deliberation the judges had a different opinion on the matter. They said that a highland regiment never marched to war without a piper at its head. Therefore, in the eyes of the law, the bagpipe was an instrument of war. The English jury, itself sympathetic, recommended mercy but it was rejected by a Commission headed by Lord Chief Baron Sir Thomas Parker.

The decision of those judges has echoed down through the generations. It was the first recorded occasion that a musical instrument was officially declared a weapon of war. For hundreds of years and many conflicts to come the bagpipes, when listed among the items captured in combat, was counted among rifles, sabers, and munitions. It is interesting to note that bugles and drums were recorded as musical instruments, where the bagpipe ranked among the lists of weapons. This continued through the Great War. Perhaps a fitting place for the pipes, but a tragic legacy for the piper James Reid who played at the last bloody battle of the Jacobites on Culloden Moor

In 1996, after some disputes with authorities, a man known as Mr Brooks was taken to court for playing the pipes on Hampstead Heath, an act forbidden under a Victorian by-law stating the playing of any musical instrument is banned. Mr Brooks plead not guilty by, claiming the pipes are not a musical instrument, but instead a weapon of war , citing the case of James Reid as a precedent. The unanimous verdict was that the pipes are first and foremost musical instruments returning them form a weapon of war to their rightful place as a musical instrument.

Two prisoners escaped from York Castle during this period; George Mills and William Farrier. Nothing is known of Farrier’s escape, but George Mills escaped on 10th August 1747. He had been given permission to go to the ‘House’ in which debtors were confined ‘to drink with a person discharged from prison.’

Seeing a coach driving out of the prison yard, “he got behind it… and, having a new coat on, passed out unrecognised”. Nothing more was heard of him. Following the King’s Act of Indemnity of 1747, all the remaining prisoners had eventually been released by 1752.

The pipes in the pictures are on display in The National Museum of Scotland, and are said to have been played at Culloden on that faefule day in 1746........

[ahhrenata]

everything is fine.

[tiredandoptimistic]

I love how Alec, Jace, and Isabelle clearly care deeply about Simon but they're allergic to expressing their emotions so he just assumes that they hate him.

[perryelornitorrinco]

Wars, in the campfire: anyone wanna share a story?

Fucking Wind:

[cyrankaa]

[doyoulikethissong-poll]

John Williams - Star Wars - Main Title 1977

Star Wars (later retitled Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope) is a 1977 American epic space opera film written and directed by George Lucas. Set "a long time ago" in a fictional galaxy ruled by the tyrannical Galactic Empire, the story follows a group of freedom fighters known as the Rebel Alliance, who aim to destroy the Empire's newest weapon, the Death Star. When the Rebel leader Princess Leia is captured by the Empire, Luke Skywalker acquires stolen architectural plans of the Death Star and sets out to rescue her while learning the ways of a metaphysical power known as "the Force" from the Jedi Master Obi-Wan Kenobi.

"Star Wars (Main Title)" is a musical theme composed and conducted by John Williams. The composition draws influence from Erich Wolfgang Korngold's score for the 1942 film Kings Row and Gustav Holst's Jupiter from his orchestral suite, The Planets. The 1977 London Symphony Orchestra recording peaked at number ten on Billboard Hot 100 and number thirteen in Canada RPM Top Singles. Meco's disco version of "Star Wars Theme/Cantina Band" from his album Star Wars and Other Galactic Funk was a global hit in the same year. The soundtrack album itself peaked at number 2 on the Billboard 200 in 1977, and became the best-selling symphonic album of all time; it was certified Gold and Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America, and won numerous accolades including an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award, a BAFTA Award, and Grammy Awards in the categories of Best Original Score Written for a Motion Picture or a Television Special and Best Instrumental Composition (for the "Main Title"). In 2004, it was preserved by the Library of Congress into the National Recording Registry, calling it "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant". In 2005, the American Film Institute named the original Star Wars soundtrack as the most memorable score of all time for an American film.

"Star Wars (Main Title)" received a total of 91,8% yes votes! Previous Star Wars-related polls: #209 "Seagulls! (Stop It Now)".

[han-ban-bam]

binary sunset plays in the distance

[totally-correct-star-wars]

Thorn: The Senate Guard has a plan. Fox: The Senate Guard has the collective intelligence of a pineapple.

[thesilicontribesman]

Iron Age Deskford Carnyx Trumpet and Facsimile, The National Museums Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland

[laughhardrunfastbekindsblog]

Instruments I imagine the Bad Batch would play

(basing this entirely off the instruments that come to mind when I think of each Bad Batch member, no real rhyme or reason to this)

Omega: violin

Hunter: guitar, though I also think he has a really good tenor voice

Tech: we all know he's the kind of person who knows enough about music theory and how each instrument works that he can pick up just about any instrument and play it well; but his favorite to play is the piano (and maybe the organ)

Echo: vocals - I strongly headcanon that he's a fantastic singer, but for some reason I can't stop thinking about him also playing the trumpet

Wrecker: drums, though I also imagine he'd have a ton of fun with the accordion

Crosshair: why, why, WHY do I keep picturing him trying to play the bagpipes??!? (he must be trying to annoy Hunter when he does so...) But when he's serious, he plays the clarinet.

Feel free to share what instruments you think they'd play!!!

[blueberry-ry]

May I present to you guys one of Concord Dawn's traditional instruments:

The Kayr'atir [key-RAH-teer]

The name comes from the Concordian words Kayr (no) and Tatir (worries), so it's name literally means "No Worries"!

It's created mostly by using scrap materials, with a metal base, with a thin and soft metal tab in the middle, which is the one that creates the vibrations when it's played.

Here is a good video showing how it's played.

[tiredandoptimistic]

One of my favorite parts of COG is Simon's arc about accepting his place as a downworlder. He'd gone through the first two books as Clary's tagalong best friend, which is cool and all, but he'd never really acknowledged that he was a part of the story too. In City of Glass though, he is constantly used as a pawn and needs to admit that it's because he is a vampire. He's dead and buried and came back wrong, and now he's got a responsibility to take action on behalf of his new community. It's so easy to act as though he's been dragged through the plot through his connection to Clary, and maybe that was true at first, but eventually he was able to take a stand and decide that he won't be a passive player in his own life anymore. I just think that's really neat, and I like that Simon starts acknowledging that being a vampire does actually mean something to him. As a Daylighter who's friends with Shadowhunters he is kinda in a unique position, and he decides to use that position to help other vampires achieve more political equality.

[anxiousapplepie]

I think we are slowly running out of lore adjacent questions to ask without stumbling across major spoilers, so what pieces of human media would the main Rose characters like? And what pieces of Rose media would Lapis like? Once again have a good/night

I will always find a way to answer a question with the least amount of spoilers as possible, but I definitely appreciate the chance to answer a question like this too! Thank you! <3 So! To start things off:

As the main fanfic writer aspiring poet and lover of books in the group, when Morgan gets the chance to read some human literature he's gonna LOVE all the flavors of horror stories the internet and Lapis' bookshelf has to offer. Meanwhile, Lapis gets the opportunity to see a lot of Rose plays and theatre productions and concerts, but she's also got a soft spot for some stories Jim recommended to her (to help her understand common color stereotypes and flower meanings)

Speaking of Jim! He'd absolutely eat up any and all music from the human world, and you'd never get him to talk about anything else for a month XD Movies would also fascinate him on a fundamental level, and he'd over analyze everything in THE most Rosy way possible.

The moment Rodgeric finds out who and what Batman is, they are going to get Barbara and George to help them make an outfit and they'll be leaping off all the tall buildings with more smugness and confidence than before. With a shower of petals and wooden bats too, of course!

Meanwhile, Tara would find the most extreme sports humans have to offer and then learn all the rules and strats in the span of a week. Bristly for the most part is unimpressed with everything Lapis tries to show him, but he can always appreciate watching someone stab someone else in the back (even if it's a video game)

[pastelshroomsbasement]

guess who's back, back again with more qqq transmigrator au (w/ a short blurb!!)

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[red-moon-at-night]

Achilles' prophecy about his fate — to stay home and live a long life but in obscurity, or to go to Troy, to war and "my return home is lost, but my glory will be undying" (Caroline Alexander translation of The Iliad) — is also about Helen's fate, by the way. If you even care.