Bibliograph

Jacobites, a new history of the '45 rebellion, Jacqueline Riding

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Label

Jacobites, a new history of the '45 rebellion, Jacqueline Riding

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages [503]-566) and index

Illustrations

portraitsillustrationsmaps

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Jacobites

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

952571370

Responsibility statement

Jacqueline Riding

Sub title

a new history of the '45 rebellion

Summary

The 1745 Jacobite Rebellion was a turning point in British history. It continues to be obscured by fiction and myth, as personified by the heroic, gallant but doomed 'Bonnie Prince Charlie' pitted against the heartless victor, 'Butcher' Cumberland. In the years 1745-46, nothing was certain. While utilizing past and recent scholarship, this account draws extensively on a wealth of contemporary sources, revealing the thoughts and feelings of the most important participants and local eyewitnesses as these extraordinary events played out

Target audience

adult

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