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The Stuart Secret Army : The Hidden History of the English Jacobites
The Stuart Secret Army The Hidden History of the English Jacobites
Author: Evelyn Lord
  • Larger than life characters, useful for local reviews, e.g. Sir John Hynde Cotton (Cambridgeshire), John Byrom (Manchester), Colonel Foster (Northumberland)
  • New view of the national conflict that ended at Culloden: strong for national reviews
  • Spies, smugglers and poachers – sensationalism
  • Treason and the Tory...  more »
  • A country divided is the major theme of many current TV History programmes
  • Riots and rebellions, Jacobites in the streets, 1715 and 1745
  • English Jacobites hugely important feature of 18th Century History but unexplored topic
  • Bonnie Prince Charles romanticism continuously popular and reminiscent of Braveheart
  • The guide to the local sites will build up that interest.
English Jacobites came from all walks of life. Bishops, printers, peers, poachers, members of Parliament, smugglers, soldiers of fortune and country gentlemen were all represented. They operated through a network of spies, underground clubs, and ale houses with newspapers and pamphlets publicizing their views and promoting the restoration of the Stuarts. The white rose, the twisted stem drinking glass, and the fans wielded by ladies of fashion all contained Jacobite emblems that can be seen in museums and country houses today.To the Tory party, barred from office by George I, the Jacobites provided an alternative route to power. The English Jacobites fermented plots and riots, and were involved in two major rebellions in 1715 and 1745. The former resulted in the execution of the young and handsome Earl of Derwentwater whose short life and tragic career are the subject of a special case history, the latter in the Battle of Culloden, the extinction of the Stuart cause, and the Jacobites' entry into fiction and legend. Evelyn LordEvelyn Lord is on the board of Continuing Education at the University of Cambridge. She is the author of the successful publications 'Investigating the Twentieth Century' (2002) and 'The Knights Templar' (2001)
ISBN-13: 9780582772564
ISBN-10: 0582772567
Publication Date: 8/16/2004
Pages: 328
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Publisher: Longman
Book Type: Hardcover
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