Origins of the ‘Forty-five gathers material on the background to the Jacobite rising of 1745, the attempt to restore the Stuart dynasty under Charles Edward Stuart. The collection examines the political and military origins of the rebellion that culminated at Culloden.
Drawing on documents and narratives, the work illuminates a dramatic episode at the close of the early modern period in Britain. It offers insight into the loyalties and rivalries that drove the Jacobite cause. This free EPUB edition presents the complete text for readers interested in Scottish history, the Jacobites, and eighteenth-century Britain.