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The Jacobite Wars
John L. Roberts
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Description for The Jacobite Wars
Paperback. A clear and demythologised account of the military campaigns waged by the Jacobites against the Hanoverian monarchs. Num Pages: 224 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 3JF; HBJD1; HBLH; HBLL; HRAM9; JWLF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 378.
The Jacobite Wars is a detailed exploration of the Jacobite military campaigns of 1715 and 1745, set against the background of Scottish political, religious and constitutional history. The author has written a clear and demythologised account of the military campaigns waged by the Jacobites against the Hanoverian monarchs. He draws on the work of recent historians who have come to emphasise the political significance of the rebellions (which had been dismissed by earlier historians), showing the danger faced by the Hanoverian regime during those years of political and religious turbulence. The Jacobite rebellions of 1715 and 1745 occurred within ... Read more
The Jacobite Wars is a detailed exploration of the Jacobite military campaigns of 1715 and 1745, set against the background of Scottish political, religious and constitutional history. The author has written a clear and demythologised account of the military campaigns waged by the Jacobites against the Hanoverian monarchs. He draws on the work of recent historians who have come to emphasise the political significance of the rebellions (which had been dismissed by earlier historians), showing the danger faced by the Hanoverian regime during those years of political and religious turbulence. The Jacobite rebellions of 1715 and 1745 occurred within ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781902930299
SKU
V9781902930299
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Reviews for The Jacobite Wars
Drawing on contemporary sources and the work of later historians, Roberts sustains a clear and persuasive narrative to produce a much-needed military and political re-assessment of this much-mythologized episode of Scottish history.
Trevor Royle Drawing on contemporary sources and the work of later historians, Roberts sustains a clear and persuasive narrative to produce a much-needed military and political re-assessment ... Read more
Trevor Royle Drawing on contemporary sources and the work of later historians, Roberts sustains a clear and persuasive narrative to produce a much-needed military and political re-assessment ... Read more