The Battle of Culloden was the end of the Jacobite dream Discover how Prince Charles Edward Stuart’s army was crushed on that fateful day in 1746 ...

Maria Clementina Sobieski – one of just three women buried in St Peter’s Basilica – lived a life of extraordinary defiance ...

Led by Viscount Dundee (formerly John Graham of Claverhouse) the rising in support of James VII was the first of the Jacobite risings. Despite winning the battle, Dundee was killed and the rising ...

On 13 November 1715 the Earl of Mar led his Jacobite forces into battle with the Duke of Argyll's Hanoverian troops at Sherrifmuir. Although both sides claimed victory, the outcome was indecisive.

Scotland's History Union and Jacobites The Battle of Dunkeld The Adobe Flash player and Javascript are required in order to view a video which appears on this page ...

The Jacobites were defeated by government forces at the battles of Sheriffmuir and Preston in November 1715. Three months later the rebellion had been quashed. The Jacobite leaders were impeached ...