Inglorious Rebellion: the Jacobite Risings of 1708, 1715 and 1719

by Christopher Sinclair-Stevenson

This book is an attempt to span eighteen dramatic years which began with the death of James II in exile at Saint-Germain and ended with the collapse of the third Jacobite rising to convulse Scotland and England in the two opening decades of the eighteenth century.
The rebellions of 1708, 1715 and 1719 have always been totally overshadowed by the romance and tragedy of the '45, and yet the '15 in particular had a far better chance of succeeding. The newly arrived Hanoverian dynasty was unpopular and unsteady, the English troops were less than reliable, in Scotland there was still intense bitterness over the Union and the abortive Darien Scheme. Given a more decisive leader, the rebellion could have triumphed. Instead, the sorry series of events which culminated with the battles at Preston and Sheriffmuir guaranteed that the luckless James Francis Edward, the Old Pretender, would never be crowned at Scone, let alone in Westminster Abbey

212 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1971

Reviews

[Don · Rating 3 out of 5]

Well written and good introduction to the causes and period. Maps could have been better. Enjoyed it.

[Victoria Vane]

Research reading

[Emery Lee]

Research reading