The Jacobites: Britain and Europe, 1688-1788This work provides a pan-European survey of the Jacobite phenomenon. It examines Jacobitism in all three kingdoms - and offers an interpretation of the impact of the Jacobites on the history of Britain and Europe. This book also provides a survey of the debates that still surround the subject and acquaints the student with the most recent writing and research. Szechi explains what Jacobitism was and what it did. He then goes on to examine who the Jacobites were, particularly focusing on their socio-economic status, social networks and religious affiliations. He also looks in detail at the ideology of Jacobitism and the rediscovered voice of popular Jacobitism. Additionally, such areas as the Irish dimension and the Jacobite diaspora are explored. This textbook aims to lead students clearly and thoroughly through one of the most complex subjects in 18th century history. |
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
Jacobite society | 12 |
The ideology of Jacobitism | 29 |
Jacobitism and the British state 16891716 | 41 |
A European cause and its defeat 17161759 | 85 |
The Jacobite diaspora 16881788 | 126 |
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alliance Anglican Atterbury battle Bolingbroke Britain British Isles Catholic Charles Edward Stuart chieftains Church of England clan Clementina committed consequence conspiracy correspondingly Cruickshanks declare defeat diplomatic Duke Earl of Mar Edinburgh eighteenth century English Jacobites Episcopalian Europe exiled Stuarts favour Fenwick force France French government French invasion George Glencoe Hanoverian Dynasty Hanoverian regime Highlands Ibid Ireland Irish Jacobite army Jacobite cause Jacobite court Jacobite movement Jacobite Risings James II James II's James's John King kingdoms land Lenman London Lord Louis XIV major Marischal McLynn military Monod negotiations Nine Years War Nonetheless Nonjurors Old Pretender organised Oxford Parliament party passim patrician patrician Jacobites plebeian plot political nation popular Jacobitism Prince Protestant Queen Anne rebellion rebels refused religious repr restoration Royal Navy Samuel Bamford Scotland Scots Scottish social society Spain Spanish St Germain Stuart Papers success Szechi Tories troops victory Whig William Williamite Williamite regime