The Number of Scottish Jacobite Executions Will Shock You The aftermath of the 1715 Jacobite uprising indeed saw a significant number of executions. Following the failed attempt to restore James Edward Stuart to the throne, many Jacobite leaders and supporters were captured and faced severe consequences. The British government sought to make an example of […]
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Culloden: The Brutal 18th-Century Battle In The Scottish Highlands | Line Of Fire On 16 April 1746, on Drummossie Moor overlooking Inverness, a well supplied Hanoverian army led by the Duke of Cumberland annihilated the much smaller army of Lord John Murray and the leader he mistrusted, Prince Charles Edward Stuart. It was Bonnie Prince
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“Culloden” (1964) Scottish Jacobite Rebellion Classic Docu-Drama The last Highland Charge on Culloden Moor in 1746. “Culloden”, Peter Watkins’ first full-length film, a docudrama made for the BBC, portrays the important Battle of Culloden which in the words of the narrator “tore apart forever the clan system of the Scottish Highlands”. The film was hailed
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The Bloody History Of Warfare In The Scottish Highlands Tony Robinson takes on a tough four-day trek through the Kintail region of the west Scottish Highlands to discover the story of the Jacobite uprisings of the early 1700s. On three occasions, Highland armies, assisted by the French and the Spanish, attempted to overthrow the King
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