In 1715, there was an attempted rising by Jacobites against the Hanoverian monarchy. This became known as 'the 15.' Jacobites longed for a restoration of the Stuart dynasty and from 1707 they were ...

The supporters of the deposed King James VII and II became known as Jacobites. King William wanted Jacobite clans to swear loyalty to him but this led to rebellion. In 1689, Scottish supporters of ...

Most people have heard of Bonnie Prince Charlie and the Jacobites but their story is often only vaguely known or misunderstood. The 1745 Jacobite Rebellion was a turning point in British history.

Described as the last pitched battle on British soil, it was over in less than an hour and involved the deaths of about 1,600 men - with 1,500 of them Jacobites. The hill today is an area of ...

With Kevin James and the University of Guelph's Centre for Scottish Studies, I am co-ordinating a collaborative project on Networking Jacobites From 1688 to the Present. The project brings together ...

Those who have struggled unhappily through the lessons of the Master will find comfort at last in the breezy iconoclasm of Maxwell Geismar's Henry James and the Jacobites. Unfortunately ...

The Jacobite Syrian Christian Church formed a ‘human wall’ in front of the Secretariat on Tuesday in protest against the alleged denial of burial rights to Jacobites in churches under the ...