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WHO WERE THE JACOBITES and how did they lose the throne, then try to regain it? This is the crazy story of Britain’s other royal family; the male-line descendants of James II of England/James VII of Scotland, known to history as Jacobites.
In this Stuart royal history documentary from History Calling, I’ll take you through the Glorious Revolution of 1688, when King James was deposed in favour of his daughter and son-in-law/nephew, Mary II and William III then explain what happened to James II and his wife, Mary of Modena, plus their infant son, Prince James Francis Edward Stuart, Prince of Wales. We’ll look at why and how the Hanoverians got the throne after the death of Queen Anne in 1714 (get ready to learn about the Act of Settlement of 1701) and the 1715 uprising, when Prince James (by then recognised as James III by Catholic Europe and known to history as the Old Pretender and the King across the water) tried to retake the throne. I’ll also dicuss his later marriage to Maria Clementina Sobieska and the lives of their sons, Prince Charles Edward Stuart (known to history as the Young Pretender, Bonnie Prince Charlie and even King Charles III) and Prince Henry Benedict Stuart, who became a Catholic cardinal and is informally known as King Henry IX by some. We’ll then examine the 1745 Rebellion and the Battle of Culloden in 1746 (made even more famous by Outlander), before finishing with the story of Charles’s illegitimate daughter, the last Stuart, Charlotte Stuart, Duchess of Albany. I’ll explain too why this branch of the Stuart family were called the Jacobites. I hope you enjoy hearing about this epic royal family drama.
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YOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE:
THE STUARTS’ PLAYLIST
youtube.com/playlist?list=PLLSjVq5Qtb0FpTGgZhdt94Jq0ollCJmN9
THE HANOVERIANS’ PLAYLIST
youtube.com/playlist?list=PLLSjVq5Qtb0Gj_TFTK4PG0BWJ93dE2EHK
HOW JAMES II LOST THE THRONE
youtu.be/4uwpYY6njcE
WHAT HAPPENED TO QUEEN ANNE’S CHILDREN
youtu.be/qUc0wmJGTgg
HORRIFIC DEATH OF QUEEN CAROLINE
youtu.be/odlHPwa7wDc
PRINCES OF WALES WHO NEVER BECAME KING
youtu.be/tob7VwMue1U
HOW BRITAIN LOST 11 DAYS
youtu.be/-UfgmzELny4
LEARN MORE:
Desmond Seward, The King Over the Water: A Complete History of the Jacobites (2019), available at amzn.to/3U23nbF
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#Jacobites #OldPretender #YoungPretender #BonniePrinceCharlie #KingAcrossTheWater #BattleOfCulloden
WHO WERE THE JACOBITES and how did they lose the throne, then try to regain it? This is the crazy story of Britain’s other royal family; the male-line descendants of James II of England/James VII of Scotland, known to history as Jacobites.
In this Stuart royal history documentary from History Calling, I’ll take you through the Glorious Revolution of 1688, when King James was deposed in favour of his daughter and son-in-law/nephew, Mary II and William III then explain what happened to James II and his wife, Mary of Modena, plus their infant son, Prince James Francis Edward Stuart, Prince of Wales. We’ll look at why and how the Hanoverians got the throne after the death of Queen Anne in 1714 (get ready to learn about the Act of Settlement of 1701) and the 1715 uprising, when Prince James (by then recognised as James III by Catholic Europe and known to history as the Old Pretender and the King across the water) tried to retake the throne. I’ll also dicuss his later marriage to Maria Clementina Sobieska and the lives of their sons, Prince Charles Edward Stuart (known to history as the Young Pretender, Bonnie Prince Charlie and even King Charles III) and Prince Henry Benedict Stuart, who became a Catholic cardinal and is informally known as King Henry IX by some. We’ll then examine the 1745 Rebellion and the Battle of Culloden in 1746 (made even more famous by Outlander), before finishing with the story of Charles’s illegitimate daughter, the last Stuart, Charlotte Stuart, Duchess of Albany. I’ll explain too why this branch of the Stuart family were called the Jacobites. I hope you enjoy hearing about this epic royal family drama.
BUY MY BOOK (Find Your Irish Ancestors Online): amzn.to/3Z2ChnG
Website (with FREE DOWNLOADS): historycallingofficial.com
Patreon: patreon.com/historycalling
Amazon storefront: amazon.com/shop/historycalling
Instagram: instagram.com/historycalling
YOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE:
THE STUARTS’ PLAYLIST
youtube.com/playlist?list=PLLSjVq5Qtb0FpTGgZhdt94Jq0ollCJmN9
THE HANOVERIANS’ PLAYLIST
youtube.com/playlist?list=PLLSjVq5Qtb0Gj_TFTK4PG0BWJ93dE2EHK
HOW JAMES II LOST THE THRONE
youtu.be/4uwpYY6njcE
WHAT HAPPENED TO QUEEN ANNE’S CHILDREN
youtu.be/qUc0wmJGTgg
HORRIFIC DEATH OF QUEEN CAROLINE
youtu.be/odlHPwa7wDc
PRINCES OF WALES WHO NEVER BECAME KING
youtu.be/tob7VwMue1U
HOW BRITAIN LOST 11 DAYS
youtu.be/-UfgmzELny4
LEARN MORE:
Desmond Seward, The King Over the Water: A Complete History of the Jacobites (2019), available at amzn.to/3U23nbF
Want to watch/hear/read more about history (and a whole host of other topics)? Then you might benefit from a free Audible or Prime video trial. They are available from the following links:
AUDIBLE
amzn.to/44MvlMi
AUDIBLE PLUS & AUDIBLE PREMIUM PLUS
amzn.to/42rh3PF
PRIME VIDEO
amzn.to/3LW7ykg
GEAR USED
DJI Drone: amzn.to/39hROZm
Go-Pro Hero 10 camera: amzn.to/3rTWScL
GoPro 3-Way 2.0 (Tripod/Grip/Arm): amzn.to/3vaVxjU
Memory Card: amzn.to/3KeLZZs
Microphone: amzn.to/3rYtjH8
NB: Links above may be affiliate links. This means if you make a purchase through one of these links, I earn a small commission. It in no way affects the price you pay.
Creative Commons licenses used see creativecommons.org/licenses
Open Street Map copyright information
openstreetmap.org/copyright
#Jacobites #OldPretender #YoungPretender #BonniePrinceCharlie #KingAcrossTheWater #BattleOfCulloden
