Author: Diana PrestonPublisher: Constable Limited
ISBN:
Category : Jacobite Rebellion, 1745-1746
Languages : en
Pages : 272
Book Description
The Road to Culloden Moor
Author: Diana PrestonPublisher: Constable Limited
ISBN:
Category : Jacobite Rebellion, 1745-1746
Languages : en
Pages : 272
Book Description
The Road to Culloden Moor
Author: Diana PrestonPublisher: Constable Limited
ISBN:
Category : Jacobite Rebellion, 1745-1746
Languages : en
Pages : 272
Book Description
Culloden
Author: Murray PittockPublisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0191640697
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 214
Book Description
The battle of Culloden lasted less than an hour. The forces involved on both sides were small, even by the standards of the day. And it is arguable that the ultimate fate of the 1745 Jacobite uprising had in fact been sealed ever since the Jacobite retreat from Derby several months before. But for all this, Culloden is a battle with great significance in British history. It was the last pitched battle on the soil of the British Isles to be fought with regular troops on both sides. It came to stand for the final defeat of the Jacobite cause. And it was the last domestic contestation of the Act of Union of 1707, the resolution of which propelled Great Britain to be the dominant world power for the next 150 years. If the battle itself was short, its aftermath was brutal - with the depredations of the Duke of Cumberland followed by a campaign to suppress the clan system and the Highland way of life. And its afterlife in the centuries since has been a fascinating one, pitting British Whig triumphalism against a growing romantic memorialization of the Jacobite cause. On both sides there has long been a tendency to regard the battle as a dramatic clash, between Highlander and Lowlander, Celt and Saxon, Catholic and Protestant, the old and the new. Yet, as this account of the battle and its long cultural afterlife suggests, while viewing Culloden in such a way might be rhetorically compelling, it is not necessarily good history.
The Road of Destiny
Author: Ellis MiddletonDamn' Rebel Bitches
Author: Maggie CraigPublisher: Random House
ISBN: 1780572964
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 264
Book Description
Damn' Rebel Bitches takes a totally fresh approach to the history of the Jacobite Rising by telling fascinating stories of the many women caught up in the turbulent events of 1745-46. Many historians have ignored female participation in the '45: this book aims to redress the balance. Drawn from many original documents and letters, the stories that emerge of the women - and their men - are often touching, occasionally light-hearted and always engrossing.
Guide to the highlands and islands of Scotland, including Orkney and Zetland, by G. and P. Anderson
Author: George Anderson (of Inverness.)Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Hebrides (Scotland)
Languages : en
Pages : 750
Book Description
The Autocar
Author: Culloden, 1746
Author: Stuart ReidPublisher: Pen and Sword
ISBN: 1526739747
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 221
Book Description
A journey to the Highland battlefield where this landmark event in Scottish history took place, with numerous maps and illustrations. Culloden Moor is one of the most famous battles in British history and, for the Scots, the battle is pre-eminent, surpassing even Bannockburn. In this decisive and bloody encounter in 1746, the Duke of Cumberland’s government army defeated the Jacobite rebels led by Prince Charles Edward Stuart. Yet, despite the attention paid to this critical event—in particular to Bonnie Prince Charlie and the Jacobite legend—few writers have concentrated on the battle itself and on the Highland battlefield on which it was fought. Stuart Reid, in this revised third edition of his bestselling guide, does just that. He tells the story of the campaign and sets out in a graphic and easily understood way the movements and deployments of the opposing forces, and he describes in vivid detail the deadly combat that followed. Incorporating the latest documentary and archaeological research and featuring a completely new and expanded section on the armies, it also invites visitors to explore for themselves this historic ground on which the tragic battle was fought.
Guide to the Highlands and Islands of Scotland Including Orkney and Zetland
Author: George AndersonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Hebrides (Scotland)
Languages : en
Pages : 782
Book Description
Guide to the Highlands and Islands of Scotland including Orkney and Zetland. With a map
Author: George Anderson (of Inverness)Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 752
Book Description