"Fight for a Throne, The Jacobite ¨45 Reconsidered" Topic
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Tango01 | 09 Nov 2015 9:57 p.m. PST |
"The bid of Bonnie Prince Charlie and his Jacobites for the throne of Britain has never lost its grip on the popular imagination. In July 1745 he and a tiny group of companions arrived in Scotland. They came unannounced and unsupported, and yet within less than five months Charles was able to lead an army to within marching distance of London and make King George II fear for this throne. Afterwards the Highland Army continued to out-fight the redcoats in every encounter, except its very last. These were not the achievements of a backward-looking cause, and this ground-breaking study is the first to explain exactly why. Almost to the very end the Jacobites had the literal and metaphorical ‘edge' over their enemies, thanks to the terror-inspiring highland charge, and also, as this book as this book is the first to reveal, to the highly-advanced organisation of their forces in ‘divisions' – miniature armies that allowed them to out-manoeuvre their enemies on the strategic plane. At the same time Prince Charles made a credible bid for the political and ideological high ground, an appeal based on religious toleration, and a monarchy working in cooperation with an empowered and accountable Parliament. The Prince therefore not only drew on traditional loyalties, but attracted the support of heavyweights of the new ‘Enlightenment'…" See here link Amicalement Armand |
Fire at Will | 10 Nov 2015 12:43 a.m. PST |
It's the new Duffy book so probably worth a read |
Tango01 | 10 Nov 2015 11:00 a.m. PST |
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spontoon | 22 Nov 2015 1:24 p.m. PST |
Nah. Just more Tartan Trash. Ex-pat and first generation Scots overseas will snap them up. Give the '45 a break. " There's none mair Scots than the Scots abroad". |
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