On Sunday 20th August 2023, the Battle of Prestonpans Jacobite museum was filled with colour, music and joy as it welcomed onto our…
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The activities of the Jacobites and their enemies, the supporters of the kings and queens who supplanted the Stuart dynasty, have left many traces. The popular image of Scotland is full of things from, or inspired by, the Jacobite period of 1688 to 1800.
You can still visit the battlefields, castles, houses and the streets where all this history happened. Museums, art galleries, libraries and archives contain collections of documents, weapons, costume and art of the period and the centuries since. There is so much to see.
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The Battle of Prestonpans was the first battle of the 1745 Jacobite Rising, fought on 20-21 September. The museum is based in the former town hall building, and is run by ...
The foundation stone for the new Inveraray Castle was laid in 1746 and dedicated to the Duke of Cumberland, illustrating the loyalty of the dukes of Argyll to the Hanover ...
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This year’s lecture seeks to build on the late Christopher Duffy’s research by analysing seven key decisions which led to Culloden, assessing why…
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