Scotland Untold

Scottish History

The Jacobites — a cause, six chapters, and the places that still hold its memory.

Jacobites and the Highlands

A Cause is Born

The Jacobite story did not begin with Bonnie Prince Charlie or Culloden. It began with the fall of a king.

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Jacobites and the Highlands

Part One: A Cause is Born

The Jacobite story did not begin with Bonnie Prince Charlie or Culloden. It began with the fall of a king.

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Jacobites and the Highlands

Part Two: The 1715

By the early 18th century, the Jacobite cause had not disappeared - it had simply been waiting. Lurking in the shadows, waiting for a sign that the time was right to reveal itself once more.

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Jacobites and the Highlands

Part Three: The Bonnie Prince Returns

Time passed, as it does. And the Scottish people continued to survive as the new order consolidated itself.

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Jacobites and the Highlands

Part Four: The Clans March South

After the victory at Prestonpans, the Jacobite cause stood at its strongest point in decades. Edinburgh had fallen, government forces in Scotland had been defeated, and Charles Edward Stuart now commanded a confident and growing army.

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Jacobites and the Highlands

Part Five: The Road to Disaster

The decision at Derby changed everything. What had been a bold advance towards London became a retreat north.

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Jacobites and the Highlands

Part Six: The Legacy of Jacobitism

Culloden ended the Jacobite rising. Yet, it did not end its story.

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