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4 days ago · On this basis Ó Ciardha documents the scale of popular support for the Jacobite cause in the war of 1689-91, the continued contacts after 1691 between Catholic Ireland and the exiled Stuart court, and the impact on both Catholic and Protestant society of the subsequent ups and downs of the Jacobite cause, from the continued Irish investment in ...
3 days ago · An Incident in the Rebellion of 1745, by David Morier. On April 16, 1746, on the moor of Culloden in Scotland, the British government army clashed with Jacobite forces. The Jacobites, led by the claimant to the throne, Charles Edward Stuart, fought to restore the Stuart dynasty to power in Britain. The better-equipped and organized Hanoverian ...
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3 days ago · James VII and II (14 October 1633 O.S. – 16 September 1701) [a] was King of England and Ireland as James II and King of Scotland as James VII [4] from the death of his elder brother, Charles II, on 6 February 1685. He was deposed in the Glorious Revolution of 1688. He was the last Catholic monarch of England, Scotland, and Ireland.
- 6 February 1685 – 23 December 1688
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5 days ago · The Jacobite Risings, spanning from the late 17th to the mid-18th century, were a series of uprisings, rebellions, and wars in Great Britain and Ireland. These conflicts were aimed at restoring the Catholic Stuart King James II of England and VII of Scotland, and his heirs, to the throne after their exile by the Protestant William III of Orange ...
4 days ago · A far smaller English army destroyed the greatest Scottish force ever prepared to invade England at Flodden Field in 1513, inflicting 10,000 casualties on the Scots in two hours. Once more in 1542 at Solway Moss, 3,000 English soldiers routed a 15,000-man Scottish force, taking 1,200 Scots prisoners.
3 days ago · 3. A Journal of several occurrences from 2 November, 1715 in the Insurrection began in Scotland and concluded at Preston on 14 November. Kept by Peter Clarke. 4. History of the late Rebellion, by the Rev. Mr. Robert Patten, London, 1717. 5. Oldmixon's, Hist. of England, estimate.
1 day ago · Next, delve into Scotland’s storied past at the Culloden Battlefield, the site of the pivotal 1746 battle that marked the end of the Jacobite rising. The Culloden Visitor Centre provides an immersive experience with interactive exhibits, artefacts, and an emotive 360-degree battle film.
