Ainsworth, born and schooled in Manchester, rebuilds the timbered old town of 1745 as Prince Charles Edward’s army marches south. Real figures such as Dr. Deacon, Dr. Byrom and Colonel Townley mix with a stolen infant heir, the scheming Sir Richard Rawcliffe and a young hero torn between loyalty and love as the Manchester Regiment is raised for the Stuarts.
A colourful local history-romance of the last Jacobite rising, for readers of Scott and Stevenson. Download the free EPUB.