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The king over the water : a complete history of the Jacobites /

This is the first modern history for general readers of the entire Jacobite movement in Scotland, England and Ireland, from the 'Glorious Revolution' of 1688 that drove James II into exile to the death of his grandson, Cardinal Henry, Duke of York, in 1807. The Battle of Culloden and Bonni...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Seward, Desmond, 1935- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Edinburgh : Birlinn, 2019.
Subjects:
Stuart, House of > History.
Hanover, House of > History.
Hanover, House of.
Stuart, House of.
Jacobites > History.
Europe > History > 1648-1789.
Great Britain > History > 1689-1714.
Great Britain > History > 1714-1837.
Jacobites.
Europe.
Great Britain.
1648-1837
History.
Table of Contents:
  • James II
  • the lost throne
  • James III
  • a second restoration
  • Whig tyranny
  • A king in waiting
  • Charles III and George III
  • Twilight.