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"The 1745 Rising has been romanticised over the centuries in many books and films, and still arouses strong emotions in Scotland. However, this is the first truly comprehensive history of the Jacobites' last serious attempt to regain the throne for the Stuart dynasty. It is based on original research in all available archives, including Swedish, French and German records. These make nonsense of the many popular histories based on self-serving accounts written by a few of the key participants. But it is no dry academic analysis. Christopher Duffy, the world's greatest authority on…
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4 editions- Paperback · English · 2007Phoenix Press · 640 pages · 9780753822623
- Paperback · English · 2006Weidenfeld & Nicholson history · 640 pages · 9781842127575
- Paperback · English · 2004Phoenix mass market p/bk · 640 pages · 9780753817797
- Other · English · 2003Cassell Military · 639 pages · 9780304355259
Pretenders to the throneJacobite Rebellion, 1745-1746HistoryMilitary art and science, historyImpostors and impostureGreat britain, history, 18th centuryScotland, history
