Culloden and the '45 - Softcover

Black

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0752456369 ISBN 13: 9780752456362

Publisher: The History Press, 2010

Synopsis

The 1745 Jacobite Uprising was doubtless one of the greatest challenges to the eighteenth-century British state and the Battle of Culloden in which it culminated was one of the most dramatic battles of the century. This study examines extensive archival research and looks at the political and military context of the uprising and highlights the seriousness of the challenge posed by the Jacobites. The result is an illuminating account of an episode often muddied by the perspectives of Stuart romance.

About this title

Product Description:

There is little doubt that the ’45 rebellion was the greatest challenge to the eighteenth-century British state. The battle of Culloden in which it culminated was certainly one of the most dramatic of the century. This study, based on extensive archival research, examines the political and military context of the uprising and highlights the seriousness of the challenge posed by the Jacobites. The result is an illuminating account of an episode often obscured by the perspectives of Stuart romance.

About the Author:

JEREMY BLACK is Professor of History at the University of Exeter. He has written over 100 books including Pitt the Elder: The Great Commoner, A System of Ambition?. Why Wars Happen and volumes 2 and 3 of the National Trust Historical Atlas of Britain. He is also editor of the Dorling Kindersley Atlas of World History.

About this edition

• Publisher: The History Press
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 0752456369
• ISBN 13: 9780752456362
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 252