Songs and Stories of the Jacobite times and the five Jacobite Risings: Words, music and history

by Bruce Durie

Every major event produces songs and stories. The five Jacobite Risings were no different. Some songs were pro-Jacobite; some were Whig (anti-Jacobite); some were outright satires; some recounted the actual historical events; and some were basically spin and fake news. Many of those we now consider to be of the time or "traditional" were actually composed during the Victorian rediscovery of all things Highland in the 1800s, long after the events described...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1329604865
• ISBN13: 9781329604865
• Release Date: February 2023
• Publisher: Lulu.com
• Length: 36 Pages
• Weight: 0.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 8.3" x 11.7"