Download or read book Culloden Tales written by Hugh G. Allison and published by Random House. This book was released on 2011-04-08 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Culloden was the last battle on British soil. It marked the end of clan culture and was the harbinger of the Highland Clearances. It ensured the inevitability of the American Revolution and increased the outpouring of Scots across the globe. It is the only battle that British Army regiments are not permitted to include in their battle honours; the only battle that Bonnie Prince Charlie ever lost; and the only battle that the Duke of Cumberland ever won. Culloden is a battlefield, a graveyard and an iconic site that draws people from all parts of the world. And as they come, they bring with them their stories and their father's father's stories. These stories tell of civil war, of love, of the unexpected and even of the supernatural. They are peopled by the second-sighted, by clan chiefs and by others who have kept family secrets for centuries. The battlefield is a poignant location, resonant with past deeds and emotive memories. These Culloden tales are offered as a unique record to the power of the place.
Download or read book Culloden Tales A Collection of Short Stories written by James McCormack and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2008-09-04 with total page 76 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A series of short stories depicting the actions of the Campbell family, chiefly during the Jacobite uprising of 1745.Note: This Book uses the occidental font.
Download or read book Tales of the Heather written by Emma Rose Mackenzie and published by . This book was released on 1892 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Culloden written by Trevor Royle and published by Hachette UK. This book was released on 2016-02-04 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Battle of Culloden has gone down in history as the last major battle fought on British soil: a vicious confrontation between Scottish forces supporting the Stuart claim to the throne and the English Royal Army. But this wasn't just a conflict between the Scots and the English, the battle was also part of a much larger campaign to protect the British Isles from the growing threat of a French invasion. In Trevor Royle's vivid and evocative narrative, we are drawn into the ranks, on both sides, alongside doomed Jacobites fighting fellow Scots dressed in the red coats of the Duke of Cumberland's Royal Army. And we meet the Duke himself, a skilled warrior who would gain notoriety due to the reprisals on Highland clans in the battle's aftermath. Royle also takes us beyond the battle as the men of the Royal Army, galvanized by its success at Culloden, expand dramatically and start to fight campaigns overseas in America and India in order to secure British interests; we see the revolutionary use of fighting techniques first implemented at Culloden; and the creation of professional fighting forces. Culloden changed the course of British history by ending all hope of the Stuarts reclaiming the throne, cementing Hanoverian rule and forming the bedrock for the creation of the British Empire. Royle's lively and provocative history looks afresh at the period and unveils its true significance, not only as the end of a struggle for the throne but the beginning of a new global power.
Download or read book The Ghosts of Culloden Moor Volume I written by L.L. Muir and published by . This book was released on 2016-12-09 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 79 Highlanders arose from their graves the day after the Battle of Culloden Moor. Nearly 300 years later, a young lass hopes to re-write history...Soncerae is a Muir Witch whose destiny is to save these Highland warriors who refuse to leave Culloden's hallowed, forever-bloody ground. She can win back their lives, but only for a time. And in that time, she hopes to prove that a heart's true desire can mean so much more than revenge.
Download or read book Engaging Heritage Engaging Communities written by Bryony Onciul and published by Boydell & Brewer. This book was released on 2017 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: International, multi-disciplinary perspectives on the key question of community engagement in theory and practice in a diverse range of heritage settings.
Download or read book Culloden written by Paul O'Keeffe and published by Random House. This book was released on 2021-01-28 with total page 299 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'Excellent... It is a tremendous tale - one of the most dramatic in our island's history - and O'Keeffe tells it beautifully' The Times Charles Edward Stuart's campaign to seize the British throne ended with one of the quickest defeats in history: on 16 April 1746, at Culloden, his Jacobite army was overpowered in under forty minutes. Its brutal repercussions, however, endured for years, its legacy for centuries. Paul O'Keeffe follows the Jacobite army from initial victories to calamitous defeat. Exploring the battle's aftermath, he chronicles the Jacobite prisoners paying for their treason on block and gibbet while those granted 'the King's mercy' suffered the fate of forced labour on plantations in the colonies. While Stuart's cause eventually acquired an aura of romanticism, the Jacobite Rising remains one of the most bloody and divisive conflicts in British domestic history, which resonates to this day. 'Detailed, vivid - and not for the faint-hearted' Financial Times 'Fascinating, meticulously researched... tremendous' Daily Mail 'Intensely readable... and vividly written' Neal Ascherson, London Review of Books
Download or read book The Jacobites and the Supernatural written by Geoff Holder and published by Amberley Publishing Limited. This book was released on 2010-10-15 with total page 205 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first book to bring together the fascinating and romantic world of Jacobite history and its often bizarre association with paranormal beliefs.
Download or read book Culloden written by John Prebble and published by Random House. This book was released on 2002 with total page 378 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For years the legend of Bonnie Prince Charlie and the black memory of Butcher Cumberland have blossomed side by side. Here, from memoirs, letters, newspapers and regimental order books, the author reconstructs the battle and the months that followed.
Download or read book Culloden written by Murray Pittock and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2016-04-07 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The battle of Culloden lasted less than an hour. The forces involved on both sides were small, even by the standards of the day. And it is arguable that the ultimate fate of the 1745 Jacobite uprising had in fact been sealed ever since the Jacobite retreat from Derby several months before. But for all this, Culloden is a battle with great significance in British history. It was the last pitched battle on the soil of the British Isles to be fought with regular troops on both sides. It came to stand for the final defeat of the Jacobite cause. And it was the last domestic contestation of the Act of Union of 1707, the resolution of which propelled Great Britain to be the dominant world power for the next 150 years. If the battle itself was short, its aftermath was brutal - with the depredations of the Duke of Cumberland followed by a campaign to suppress the clan system and the Highland way of life. And its afterlife in the centuries since has been a fascinating one, pitting British Whig triumphalism against a growing romantic memorialization of the Jacobite cause. On both sides there has long been a tendency to regard the battle as a dramatic clash, between Highlander and Lowlander, Celt and Saxon, Catholic and Protestant, the old and the new. Yet, as this account of the battle and its long cultural afterlife suggests, while viewing Culloden in such a way might be rhetorically compelling, it is not necessarily good history.
Download or read book The True Story Book Illustrated Annotated Edition written by Andrew Lang and published by Jazzybee Verlag. This book was released on 2012 with total page 379 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The conception of " The True Story Book " by Mr. Andrew Lang, was an admirable one, for no more fascinating stories of adventure could possibly be devised than some which have been enacted in this work-a-day world. This volume takes the place of Mr. Lang's annual fairy book, and relates strange episodes from the lives of Prince Charlie, Grace Darling, Benvenuto Cellini, Cervantes, Baron Trenck, Cesare Borgia, Cortes, and many another scapegrace and hero. This book is fully illustrated and annotated with a rare extensive biographical sketch of the author, Andrew Lang, written by Sir Edmund Gosse, CB, a contemporary poet and writer.
Download or read book Place names of Skye and Adjacent Islands written by Alexander Robert Forbes and published by Paisley : Alexander Gardner, Limited. This book was released on 1923 with total page 514 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Bonnie Prince Charlie A Tale Of Fontenoy And Culloden written by G a Henty and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2023-07 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Bonnie Prince Charlie: A Tale of Fontenoy and Culloden" is an enchanting historical novel written by G. A. Henty that delves into the tumultuous events surrounding the Jacobite Rebellion in the mid-18th century. Set against the backdrop of the Battle of Fontenoy and the Battle of Culloden, the book offers an immersive account of the conflict and the individuals involved. The story follows the journey of Ronald Leslie, a young Scottish protagonist who becomes entangled in the struggle between the supporters of Bonnie Prince Charlie and the British government. Through Ronald's eyes, readers witness the bravery, loyalty, and sacrifices made by both sides during the rebellion. This is a gripping tale of adventure, honor, and the consequences of political upheaval. Henty's dynamic storytelling transports readers to the heart of the conflict, providing valuable insights into the complexities of the rebellion and the individuals who shaped its outcome.
Download or read book Outlander written by Diana Gabaldon and published by Dell. This book was released on 2004-10-26 with total page 560 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • NOW A STARZ ORIGINAL SERIES Unrivaled storytelling. Unforgettable characters. Rich historical detail. These are the hallmarks of Diana Gabaldon’s work. Her New York Times bestselling Outlander novels have earned the praise of critics and captured the hearts of millions of fans. Here is the story that started it all, introducing two remarkable characters, Claire Beauchamp Randall and Jamie Fraser, in a spellbinding novel of passion and history that combines exhilarating adventure with a love story for the ages. One of the top ten best-loved novels in America, as seen on PBS’s The Great American Read! Scottish Highlands, 1945. Claire Randall, a former British combat nurse, is just back from the war and reunited with her husband on a second honeymoon when she walks through a standing stone in one of the ancient circles that dot the British Isles. Suddenly she is a Sassenach—an “outlander”—in a Scotland torn by war and raiding clans in the year of Our Lord . . . 1743. Claire is catapulted into the intrigues of a world that threatens her life, and may shatter her heart. Marooned amid danger, passion, and violence, Claire learns her only chance of safety lies in Jamie Fraser, a gallant young Scots warrior. What begins in compulsion becomes urgent need, and Claire finds herself torn between two very different men, in two irreconcilable lives. This eBook includes the full text of the novel plus the following additional content: • An excerpt from Diana Gabaldon’s Dragonfly in Amber, the second novel in the Outlander series • An interview with Diana Gabaldon • An Outlander reader’s guide Praise for Outlander “Marvelous and fantastic adventures, romance, sex . . . perfect escape reading.”—San Francisco Chronicle “History comes deliciously alive on the page.”—New York Daily News
Download or read book Bonnie Prince Charlie written by George Alfred Henty and published by . This book was released on 1907 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A Concise Bibliography of the Printed Ms Material on the History Topography Institutions of the Burgh Parish and Shire of Inverness written by Peter John Anderson and published by Aberdeen : University Press. This book was released on 1917 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book THE WILTSHIRE Archeological and Natural History MAGAZINE written by under the direction of the Society and published by . This book was released on 1878 with total page 404 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
