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Description
Jacobitism is one of the most popular but least understood areas of Scottish history. The image of tartan clad Highland patriots fighting for Scotland’s independence still predominate in popular accounts of what was a serious threat to the establishment. Jacobitism was in many respects a national (British) if not international movement. This course will consider its origins, key figures and events from both the Jacobite and government perspective using a range of contemporary sources, secondary works and film.
Week 1: Jacobitism and Scotland Week 2: Killiecrankie, 27 July 1689 Week 3: ‘To retrieve the unhappy consequences of the Union’: The ‘15 Rising Week 4: ‘The blazing Flames of Martyrs’: Hanoverian Loyalism, c.1714-16 Week 5: ‘They fled in utmost disorder’: Sheriffmuir, 13 November 1715 Week 6: The ‘45 Week 7: ‘For Scotland and Prince Charlie’: Culloden, 16 April 1746 Week 8: ‘Chasing the Deer’: The ’45 and Film