At the behest of England’s national Anglican church, 1688’s Glorious Revolution—also called the Bloodless Revolution—deposed the country’s last Catholic king. It is widely considered Britain’s first step toward parliamentary democracy. It is less known, however, for setting the table for a kingdom-wide kilt ban decades later. That year, King James II (he was also James VII of Scotland) became the proud poppa of a baby boy—and England’s parliament was not happy about it. James was Roman Catholic, a deeply unpopular religion, and the birth of his son secured a Catholic lineage that, in the opinion of England’s Anglican parliament, guaranteed … Continue reading How England’s ’s 35-Year Ban on the Kilt