Jacobites a new history of the '45 rebellion
Includes bibliographical references and index
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| Sprache: | eng |
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London ; Oxford ; New York ; New Delhi ; Sydney
Bloomsbury
2016
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Charles Edward / Prince, grandson of James II, King of England / 1720-1788
> Jacobite Rebellion (1745-1746)
> Geschichte 1700-1800
> Jacobite Rebellion, 1745-1746
> Geschichte
> Jakobitische Rebellion
> Great Britain / History / 18th century
> Scotland / History / 18th century
> Great Britain
> Scotland
> Großbritannien
> Schottland
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Tag hinzufügen | Zusammenfassung: | Includes bibliographical references and index The 1745 Jacobite Rebellion was a turning point in British history. It continues to be obscured by fiction and myth, as personified by the heroic, gallant but doomed 'Bonnie Prince Charlie' pitted against the heartless victor, 'Butcher' Cumberland. In the years 1745-46 nothing was certain. While utilising past and recent scholarship, this account draws extensively on a wealth of contemporary sources, revealing the thoughts and feelings of the most important participants and local eyewitnesses as these extraordinary events played out |
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| Beschreibung: | xiv, 587 Seiten Illustrationen, Karten, Portraits 24 cm |
| ISBN: | 1408819120 1-4088-1912-0 9781408819128 978-1-4088-1912-8 9781408867648 978-1-4088-6764-8 |