{"product_id":"jacobites-a-new-history-of-the-45-rebellion-9781608198016","title":"Jacobites: A New History of the '45 Rebellion","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJacobites: A New History of the '45 Rebellion\u003c\/strong\u003e by Riding, Jacqueline. hardcover edition. ISBN: 9781608198016.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe dramatic story of Bonnie Prince Charlie and his quixotic attempt to regain the throne of England.\n\nThe Jacobite Rebellion of 1745-46 is one of the most important turning points in British history. The tale of Charles Edward Stuart, \"Bonnie Prince Charlie,\" and his heroic attempt to regain his grandfathers (James II) crown--remains the stuff of legend: the hunted fugitive, Flora MacDonald, and the dramatic escape over the sea to the Isle of Skye. But the full story--the real history--is even more dramatic, captivating, and revelatory.\n\nMuch more than a single rebellion, the events of 1745 were part of an ongoing civil war that threatened to destabilize the British nation and its empire. The Bonnie Prince and his army alone could not have posed a great threat. But with the involvement of Britains perennial enemy, Catholic France, it was a far more dangerous and potentially catastrophic situation for the British crown. With encouragement and support from Louis XV, Charles’s triumphant Jacobite army advanced all the way to Derby, a mere 120 miles from London, before a series of missteps ultimately doomed the rebellion to crushing defeat and annihilation at Culloden in April 1746--the last battle ever fought on British soil.\n\nJacqueline Riding conveys the full weight of these monumental years of English and Scottish history as the future course of Great Britain as a united nation was irreversibly altered.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44946404409397,"sku":"ByrdShop_1608198014","price":37.23,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9781608198016_4d16f3c0-044b-4d0f-a45c-41c42db40cac.jpg?v=1781259731","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/jacobites-a-new-history-of-the-45-rebellion-9781608198016","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}