Essentials The Jacobite Rebellion Paperback

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Fully illustrated with colour maps and images, this is an accessible introduction toone of history’s most heavily romanticized and mythologized campaigns.Dr Gregory Fremont-Barnes presents a detailed overview of the Forty-five Rebellion,dispelling the myths that have grown up around battles like Culloden and the figures ofthe Highlanders. Led by the charismatic Bonnie Prince Charlie and fought in the main byclansmen loyal to the Stuarts, the revolt initially saw government forces outmanoeuvredand outfought before the Prince’s march on London halted at Derby. But the followingspring, pursued back into the Highlands by the Duke of Cumberland, the Prince’s armymade its doomed last stand on the moor of Culloden. Fremont-Barnes examines thiskey turning point in British history, analysing the dynastic struggle of two royal houses,the Rebellion’s manoeuvres and battles and the tragic aftermath for the Highlands.Updated and revised for the new edition, with full-colour maps and 30 new images, thisis an accessible introduction to the famous campaign which saw the Stuart dynasty’sfinal attempt to regain the British throne, and the end of the Highland clans’ way of life.Sales and Marketing HighlightsThis new edition in the relaunched Essential Histories series has a revisedintroduction and updates from the author, 30 new images and a reinvigorateddesign.The Jacobite Rebellion was a turning point in British history, but has beenheavily romanticized and mythologized. This book offers an in-depthevaluation of the campaign.Dr Gregory Fremont-Barnes is Senior Lecturer in War Studies at the RoyalMilitary Academy, Sandhurst, a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society, and anesteemed military historian.This fully illustrated history of the Jacobite Rebellion provides an importantreference resource for the academic or student reader as well as those with aparticular interest in the Jacobites and Stuart history.