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Jacobite commander George Murray; a pro-Union, anti-Hanoverian Scot who fought in the 1715, 1719 and 1745 Risings but loathed Prince Charles, he encapsulated the many contradictions of Jacobite support. Despite this, many Jacobites were Protestant Lowlanders, rather than the Catholic, Gaelic-speaking Highlanders of legend. [102]
The Jacobite rising of 1745 [a] was an attempt by Charles Edward Stuart to regain the British throne for his father, James Francis Edward Stuart.It took place during the War of the Austrian Succession, when the bulk of the British Army was fighting in mainland Europe, and proved to be the last in a series of revolts that began in March 1689, with major outbreaks in 1715 and 1719.
They were supported by Jacobites in England, Ireland, and, particularly, in Scotland. [15] [b] The Jacobite succession, as a dynastic alternative for the throne, became a major factor in destabilising British politics between 1689 and 1746. [16]
The Act changed the course of British history and had many political consequences, primarily leading to the Jacobite Revolt. At the time of Anne's death in August 1714, 66 descendants of the Stuart dynasty were alive, but the first 54, being Roman Catholic, were excluded by the Act of Settlement.
Jacobite consorts, those who were married to Jacobite pretenders since 1688; Jacobite Peerage, peers and baronetcies granted by Jacobite claimants since 1688; Neo-Jacobite Revival, political movement aimed at reviving Jacobite ambitions, 1886-1914
The average height of Jacobite prisoners awaiting transportation in October 1746 was 5 feet 4.125 inches: [59] 13.6% were 50 years old and upwards, while a further 8% were 16 and 17 year olds; contemporary observers commented on the "great number of boys and old men" in the Jacobite army. [60]
In northern Scotland, the Jacobites were successful. They took Inverness, Gordon Castle, Aberdeen and further south, Dundee, although they were unable to capture Fort William. [7] In Edinburgh Castle, the government stored arms for up to 10,000 men and £100,000 paid to Scotland when she entered the Union with England. Lord Drummond, with 80 ...
Charles Edward as the Jacobite leader (a painting in Traquair House, attributed to the circle of Louis Tocqué) In both Rome and Paris, Charles met numerous supporters of the Stuart cause; he was aware that there were Jacobite representatives in every key European court. [51]