The Jacobite rising of 1745 was one of the great dramas of 18th-century Britain. This course explores its background, the fall of the Stuart dynasty, the rise of Hanover and the resistance that culminated at Culloden. You’ll follow the story of Bonnie Prince Charlie through key locations, journeys and legends, including the famous escape that inspired the Skye song. A compelling course for lovers of British history, dynastic conflict and Scotland’s enduring historical memory.

DELIVERY MODE

• Online

SUGGESTED READING

• Prebble, John, John Prebble’s Scotland, Secker & Warburg, 1984
• Prebble, John, The Highland Clearances, Penguin, 1969
• Fraser, Antonia, Mary, Queen of Scots, Orion, 2018
• Black, Jeremy, Culloden and the '45, Sutton Publishing, 2000

COURSE OUTLINE

• Scottish Renaissance
• Mary, Queen of Scots
• James I, Charles I, Charles II, James II
• The Glorious Revolution
• Culloden
• Bonnie Prince Charlie’s journeys
• Flora MacDonald and the aftermath

LEARNING OUTCOMES

By the end of this course, students should be able to:

1. Have a greater understanding of the history, and origins of Culloden and the Jacobite uprisings.