The Jacobite Movement in Scotland and in Exile, 1746-1759

by Doron Zimmermann

Book Overview

The argument presented in this book arose from an extension to the question whether the suppression of the Jacobite Rising of 1745-46, as represented by a long-standing historiographical consensus, spelled the end of Jacobite hopes, and British fears, of another restoration attempt. The principal conclusion of this book is that the Jacobite Movement persisted as a viable threat to the British state, and was perceived as such by its opponents to 1759...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1403912912
• ISBN13: 9781403912916
• Release Date: October 2003
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 305 Pages
• Weight: 1.52 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.6" x 8.3"