A collection of primary Jacobite sources
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​This Jacobite site gives sources of information in relation to the Jacobite Rebellion of 1745. It is not intended to convey any opinion as to the political history of the '45 Jacobite Rebellion, there are plenty of sites already dealing with that aspect of Jacobite history.

The object is to show, through actual documents, text and pictures what the leading Jacobites of the Jacobite Rebellion 1745 were really like. The descriptions of the principal characters including Bonnie Prince Charlie, lists of prisoners captured after the battle of Culloden, summaries of evidence from witnesses at the trials of leading Jacobite's and named Hanoverian government spies make interesting reading. Use the SEARCH field at the top of every page to find names within the site.

JACOBITE DATABASE
Use the DATABASE button to access the database page which will take you to various lists. At present there are 8.004 names in the database with each record having over 100 fields. Each field is indexed so making it very easy to filter information. These lists could be of interest to anyone researching their family tree. 

NEW ITEMS by ASSOCIATES
It has been increasingly evident that there are many interested parties willing to contribute to the history of the Jacobite Rebellion of 1745/46. To make it easier for anyone to show their work to the general public I am willing to offer space on this website to publish work that expands the influence of the Jacobite Rebellion. All I ask is for the material to include a source reference so any reader can refer to the original source of the work. Please use the email contact form on the site to declare your interest. The Associates page can be found from the main menu under the tab MORE.

NEW: Paper laying out the argument for the location of the raising of the Jacobite Standard at Glenfinnan on 19 August 1745. The paper written by Kees Slings of the Netherlands clearly points to the probably site of the event being at a different location than stated by contemporary writers.
​The article can be found from the main menu - JACOBITES - Prince Charles Edward Stuart - Raising the Jacobite Standard.

​JACOBITE POEMS 
Poems about the battle of Culloden and the bravery and courage of the Jacobites who fought on Culloden 270 years ago. In the MENU select BATTLES - Culloden Moor - click on poem title.

The menu system contains pages with links to people and events. Click the link READ MORE... to open a webpage and access further information.
ROMANTIC JACOBITE PAINTING
The painting on the right, by John Pettie, is of Bonnie Prince Charlie entering the Ballroom at Holyroodhouse, Edinburgh. Readers are given a wrong impression of events and such works tend to continue the romantic fantasy many people have of the Jacobite Uprising of 1745 and Bonnie Prince Charlie in particular.

The facts are that the painting was finished 100 years after Prince Charles Edward Stuart died.
Bonnie Prince Charlie was never described as dressing in the fashion depicted in the painting. It is recorded that he never wore the kilt until he was on the run in the Highlands from the English.
The ball at Holyroodhouse, Edinburgh never took place. 
The painting depicts a scene from Sir Walter Scott's novel "Waverley" and was a continuation of Sir Walter Scott's ideas, together with Prince Albert, the Consort of Queen Victoria, to make the period of 1745 Uprising a romantic event.

Material obtained from The Sunday Post Magazine reporting on the Jacobite Exhibition in the National Museum of Scotland.

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National Library of Scotland
London Gazette
National Archives
Culloden House Hotel
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Links OK: 21 January 2019