The flight of Bonnie Prince Charlie
Douglas, Hugh, 1928-2000
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On 22 July 1745 Prince Charles Edward Stuart, heir to the exiled Stuart dynasty, made landfall at Barra Head, the southernmost tip of the Outer Hebrides. For the 25-year-old prince, it was a day he had waited for all his life, and an historic moment, for it was the first time he had touched the soil of his native Scotland. From childhood he had been brought up to believe that the Stuarts had a divine right to rule Britain; now it lay within his grasp. But within nine months, his plans lay in ruins at the feet of the Hanoverians. For six glorious weeks, he had reigned at Holyrood house as Prince Regent, adored by every Jacobite who had dreamed of a Stuart monarchy and mesmerised by sweet success; now the restoration was over. The flight of Bonnie Prince Charlie, after defeat at Culloden brought the rising to a bloody end, was one of history's great manhunts. For many historians Culloden is the end of the Jacobite rising, but the dramatic story of the Prince's flight during five rain-soaked months of a Highland summer of 1746, when he was hunted down ruthlessly by King George II's men, reveals not only the reality of the loss of a young prince's hopes and brave ambitions, but the desperate nature of the struggle between the Jacobites and Hanoverian Britain. It tells of great courage and endurance, of bravery, and the loyalty of Highland Followers, who guarded him faithfully, rejecting the £30,000 reward King George offered for his capture. They spirited him from mainland hideouts to the far Hebridean isles and back again, fed him, clothed him, and hid him in their homes and in caves in the mountains. Finally they brought him back to Loch nan Uamh, the remote sea loch where the 'rash adventure' if the '45 Rising had begun, to escape to France. It was a journey which created one of Scotland's most treasured legends. As well as the charismatic prince himself, the characters of his chief supporters and opponents are brought vividly to life. With its magnificent colour photographs showing the dramatic locations of Bonnie Prince Charlie's months 'on the wing', and strongly told narrative, this book will appeal not only to anyone fascinated by the tragedy and triumph of the Stuart cause and its place in British History, but also to visitors to the landscapes which the Prince made his own.
Main title:
The flight of Bonnie Prince Charlie / Hugh Douglas and Michael J. Stead.
Imprint:
Stroud : Sutton, 2000.
Collation:
viii - x, 224p. : ill. (chiefly col.), map ; 27 cm.
Notes:
Includes Index
Contents:
ContentsPrefaceAcknowledgementsMap detailing the route followed by Bonnie Prince CharlieCredits for Additional Illustrations1. Bonnie Prince Charlie - The Rash Adventurer2. The End of a Bad Affair (Culloden - The End of '45)3. Flight to the Isles (Clan Donald and Prince Charlie)4. Over the Sea to Skye (Flora MacDonald - A Legend in her Lifetime)5. 'The Devil Cannot Find Us Now'6. From the Rough Bounds to Cluny's Cage (France and the '45)7. The Long Walk to Freedom (The Luckless House of Stewart)EpilogueIn Prince Charlie's Footsteps - Places to VisitFurther ReadingIndex
ISBN:
07509198929780750919890
Dewey class:
941.1072092920.CHA941.1072941.1072941.07941.107
Language:
English
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Index terms:
1745 Association Collection1745 Association Library
BRN:
379641
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