1715: The Great Jacobite Rebellion

by Daniel Szechi

Lacking the romantic imagery of the 1745 uprising of supporters of Bonnie Prince Charlie, the Jacobite rebellion of 1715 has received far less attention from scholars. Yet the '15, just eight years after the union of England and Scotland, was in fact a more significant threat to the British state. This book is the first thorough account of the Jacobite rebellion that might have killed the Act of Union in its infancy. Drawing on a substantial range...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0300111002
• ISBN13: 9780300111002
• Release Date: May 2006
• Publisher: Yale University Press
• Length: 380 Pages
• Weight: 1.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.5" x 9.5"