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17 Sept 1745  -  The Jacobite army captures the city of Edinburgh without firing a shot after charging through the city gates when they open for an arriving carriage.

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2022-09-17

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.

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2022-04-16

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
🗺️

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2022-02-24

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

https://t.co/xmyiIEScZ1

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2021-11-23

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

https://t.co/xmyiIEScZ1

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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

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2021-05-15

“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

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2021-04-16

in 1746, 275 years ago, the Battle of Culloden took place. It was the last battle fought on British soil.

At about 1pm the Jacobite Army opened fire on Hanoverian troops.

In under an hour of battle, about 1,300 were killed and roughly 1,250 were Jacobites.

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2021-04-16

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

https://t.co/xmyiIEScZ1

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2021-01-16

Felix O'Neille, French army captain, helping Bonny Prince Charlie escape the English. OVER THE SEA TO SKYE

https://t.co/xmyiIEScZ1

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2020-12-11

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

https://t.co/xmyiIEABAr

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2020-12-01

On this day 275 years ago in Preston 'Bonnie Prince Charlie' gave this gold locket and portrait of himself to Miss Pedder at a ball held in his honour.

He aimed restore the Stuarts to the throne, but retreated to Scotland a couple of weeks later.



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2020-11-28

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

https://t.co/xmyiIEScZ1

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2020-10-12

RT : Venturing into the realm of the oak tree ( secret symbol of the Jacobites and tannic tonic medicine) this week in the Very project inspired by the work of pioneering Scotswoman Elizabeth Blackwell https://t.co/fkGh8awaVQ

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2020-10-04

Go see Hogarth & The Art of Noise at , on the intertwining of art, entertainment and history, including great sound installation by - plus an amazing crash course on Jacobites by as an unexpected bonus today.

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2019-06-09

OTD 1745 Jacobites routed government forces at Prestonpans, after using a night march to get within striking distance. Same tactic was to fail badly at Culloden. Impressions of the march & battle by the much missed Andrew Hillhouse, one our finest painters of historic battles.

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2018-09-21

Looking forward to tomorrow’s finale at with talking about bros Charles Edward & Henry Benedict & the in exile (portraits from

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2017-11-30

Exhibition | Bonnie Prince Charlie and the Jacobites https://t.co/6FVBPDTM4e

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2017-06-10

Coming soon - visit The Prestonpans Tapestry for free and discover the story of the Jacobites! https://t.co/YaIHNeYEeG …

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2017-06-02