# angels superstitionsat cumbria andrewhillhouse exhibition jacobitestudies wildgeese archives library collections jacobites culloden scotland truestory twitterstorians histparl painting art claverhouse viscountdundee scottishhistory outlander artistsontwitter 17thcentury 1600s september tuesdaymotivations culloden275 historia archivecastle

Perhaps the idea of, on occasion, painting the adult Princes Charles Edward Stuart and his brother, Henry Benedict Stuart,as their childselves, stems from the notion of innocence and the desire to appeal to maternal instincts in the viewer?

2 6
2022-04-20

16 April 1746. Loyalist forces of George II defeated the Jacobites, supported by French troops, who wanted to restore the Stuarts to the British throne, at the Battle of Culloden. After the battle, many highland traditions were banned.

29 61
2022-04-16

today her viewpoint is reflected by many, including myself. Burlington was a Jacobite and Freemason and the decoration of Chiswick House is encoded with such emblems of loyalty.

0 3
2022-03-18

In a tavern at the now 'Angel Yard' in Kendal, 1745, the apparition of an angel brandishing a sword appeared and saved a child from the marauding Jacobite army.


artist: unknown

5 24
2022-03-12

Only 3️⃣ days to go until the exhibition. 📢

Hosted by , it's a showcase of the artists work. 🖼️

He depicted many scenes from Scotland's past from the William Wallace era to the Jacobites.

📆 Sat 26 Feb
⏰ 11am
🗺️

3 6
2022-02-24

Fantastic talk by on the British Army in Scotland after Culloden, to kick of JST Workshops for 2022. Lots of significant parallels (and key differences) with Ireland, especially around the time of 1798. Thanks for organising!

4 19
2022-02-09

Here is the articulated buffer beam on Gordon I forgot to show off. I got the idea from Ts__ LMS Black 5 "the Jacobite" over on Eurobricks.

1 14
2022-01-31

In June 1919, the Aberdeen Journal reported on a donation by Mr William MacBean of a Jacobite library to the University of Aberdeen, including an engraved ticket to the trial of Lord Lovat!

0 5
2021-12-08

Felix O'Neille, French army captain, helping Prince Charles Edward Stuart escape the English. OVER THE SEA TO SKYE

https://t.co/xmyiIEScZ1

17 4
2021-11-23

In August 1746 2 Jacobite lords, Balmerino & Kilmarnock were executed for supporting the 1745 rebellion:
Kilmarnock suffered 2 strokes; Balmerino 'one, and a little bit'

5 10
2021-11-22

My latest painting of John Graham of Claverhouse, the Viscount Dundee, on the eve of his death at the Battle of Killiecrankie.

1 2
2021-10-21

In 1715 the earl of Jersey was sent to the Tower for Jacobite plotting. He was set free by January 1716 & celebrated by not going to bed for a month & spending the last week of that living on brandy alone

7 18
2021-09-28

The Mary White - a true story of a brave young woman set in the time of the Jacobite Rising of 1745, led by Bonnie Prince Charlie (pictured), war with France and political unrest in England. Mary's dream is to build a rescue boat that will save lives...

6 4
2021-07-24

William Kent’s inclusion of the likeness of Maria Clementina Sokieska in the St Clement Dames altarpiece was not an isolated incident. She appears in Kent’s painting of ‘Architecture’ (with Jones) at Burlington House & as a bust painted by a putto at

1 3
2021-07-05

The winner of the Leprechaun sketch is Annie Moore! Her winning title for this sketch is Jacobite.

Don't forget to leave your email for our upcoming tutorials on how to create from your imagination.
https://t.co/W6nKrb38i7

0 3
2021-06-07

Felix O'Neille, French army captain, helping Prince Charles Edward Stuart escape the English. OVER THE SEA TO SKYE

https://t.co/xmyiIEScZ1

34 16
2021-05-19

Felix O'Neille, French army captain, helping Prince Charles Edward Stuart escape the English. OVER THE SEA TO SKYE

https://t.co/xmyiIEScZ1

13 6
2021-05-15

Are you watching the online commemoration of the battle of Culloden?
discusses some of the background to today's talks and discussion https://t.co/D1V6gFWqY7

1 2
2021-04-17

“The view of the Jacobites as quasi-colonial primitives is persistent […] The seriousness of Jacobitism is ignored because the power of the threat undermines the story of British unity.”
—Prof on “Whig History” &
https://t.co/qOsC1sR3nr

39 78
2021-04-16

from Corgarff, Aberdeenshire 🗺️

Originally a noble residence, this medieval tower house became an army base for hunting down Jacobite sympathisers & later whisky smugglers - we're pretty sure *The Castle Ladies* have tales to tell.
https://t.co/mdy4bWtiF6

5 18
2021-04-15