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Book Synopsis
In telling the story of Bonnie Prince Charlie, this book, unusually, places his ancestry, birth and life against the Scoto-Polish and pan-European backgrounds of his parents’ families.
With over one hundred and fifty illustrations, including seventy portraits, the selection shows those rarely or never-before included in other works, while the captions are extensive and detailed. The cover shows a portrait of Bonnie Prince Charlie that was in a private collection and unknown to the general public until 2018.
The third distinguishing factor is that the book presents the full story of the prince’s only child, Charlotte, Duchess of Albany (Robert Burns’ ‘Bonnie Lass of Albany’); her mother, the tragic Scottish Jacobite Clementina Walkinshaw; and Charlotte Stuart’s children, describing their fates during and after the French Revolution.
First published by Amberley in 2010, this edition of Bonnie Prince Charlie has been rewritten and updated. It features on the cover a portrait of Bonnie Prince Charlie that was in a private collection and unknown to the general public until 2018 when it was purchased by the Pininski Foundation.
Trade Review' … Pininski writes well and presents a colorful, detailed narrative of Charles's life. … Pininski's flowing narrative is enhanced by the wealth of illustrations ... They make for a handsome volume that should appeal to a broad audience.' Scotia
'This beautifully crafted and curated biography captures not only the rebellion and exile but delves deep into the upbringing that shaped Bonnie Prince Charlie and the lives of his family and descendants afterwards. … this would be a stunning gift for anyone keen on a comprehensive history of the doomed Stuart line.' Scottish Field
Table of ContentsGuide to Polish Pronunciation / Preface / Foreword / Charles Edward Stuart and his Family / Ch. 1 Lost Kingdoms: The Prince's Forebears 1683-1719 / Ch. 2 Papa Wagner: The Prince's Parents 1717-1719 / Ch. 3 the Road Home: Upbringing in Rome 1719-1745 / Ch. 4 the Rising: Glenfinnan to Culloden 1745 - 1746 / Ch. 5 Drumossie Moor: Disaster, Flight and Exile 1746 / Ch. 6 Expulsion from France: Love and Banishment 1746-1749 / Ch. 7 Flight from Carlsbourg: Plots and Parenthood 174901760 / ch. 8 Lochaber no more: Marriage, Separation, Reconciliation 1760-1859 / Ch. 9 the Prince's Heirs: Secret Family and Exile 1776-1859 // Genealogical Table / Appendix 1 / Appendix 3 / References / Postscript / Suggested Further Reading / Acknowledgements / Bibliography / Index of People
