Description
Book SynopsisThis is a new edition of this best-selling "Scottie", recast and rewritten for readers of 10 upwards. The aims of the Jacobites and the background to the risings of Viscount Dundee (1689), the Earl of Mar (1715), and Charles Edward Stuart (1745) are explained, and this colourful but bloody period in Scotland's past brought vividly to life. The telling is illuminated by extracts from original documents, genealogical chart of the royal families of Scotland and England, and maps and battle plans. Illustrated in full colour with drawings, and with portraits, prints, and objects from National Museums Scotland and other national collections, this work includes an additional 8-page section in black and white that includes Jacobite songs and story-poems, a Jacobite quiz, and the original Rob Roy board game.
Trade Review' ... the hundred or so pictures in this short booklet are superbly chosen and used. ... The text is intelligent and clear, with a huge amount of information fitted in to a few words. ... I really cannot recommend it too highly.' History Teaching Review 'This book is suitable for children ten years and over. It is easy to read, understandable and has a lot of colour pictures inside.' Clan Chisolm Journal
Table of ContentsGenealogical chart
What is a Jacobite?
Highland life and customs
The 'Bonnie Dundee'
The Battle of Killiecrankie 27 July 1689
The Massacre of Glencoe
'Bobbing John' and the 1715 Rebellion
The Battle of Sheriffmuir 13 November 1715
The Rising of 1719
Rob Roy MacGregor
Bonnie Prince Charlie
The Jacobite Campaign
Master of Scotland
Invasion of England
The Battle of Culloden 16 April 1746
The escape of the Prince
After the '45
The Tartan revolution
Places of interest/related websites
Activities' section
