Jacobitism - Jacobitism in England

This article concerns the political movement supporting the restoration of the House of Stuart, not the earlier Jacobean period. For details of the attendant wars, see: Jacobite Rising. It is not about Jacobinism or the Jacobite Orthodox Church. Jacobitism was the political movement dedicated to the restoration of the Stuart kings to the thrones of England and Scotland (and after 1707, Great Britain). The movement took its name from the Latin form ...

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• Jacobitism - Political background
• Jacobitism - Religion politics and adventurers
• Jacobitism - Ireland
• Jacobitism - England and Scotland
• Jacobitism - The Scottish Highlands
• Jacobitism - Opportunists and Adventurers
• Jacobitism - Jacobite community ideology and policy
• Jacobitism - Military campaigns and Jacobitism
• Jacobitism - Jacobite war in Ireland
• Jacobitism - Bonnie Dundee
• Jacobitism - The Old Pretender's attempted invasion
• Jacobitism - Union and Hanoverians
• Jacobitism - The 'Fifteen
• Jacobitism - Jacobitism in England
• Jacobitism - Spanish supported Jacobite invasion
• Jacobitism - The Atterbury plot
• Jacobitism - Aftermath of the 'Fifteen in Scotland
• Jacobitism - The Cornbury plot
• Jacobitism - 1744 French invasion attempt
• Jacobitism - The 'Forty-Five'
• Jacobitism - Decline of Jacobitism
• Jacobitism - The Elibank plot
• Jacobitism - Crushing of the clans
• Jacobitism - Henry IX
• Jacobitism - Outcome
• Jacobitism - Romantic revival
• Jacobitism - Jacobite Claimants to the Thrones of England Scotland France and Ireland
• Jacobitism - Future descent after the Duke of Bavaria
• Jacobitism - Alternative Successions

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This section focusses on the political context. For military aspects of these campaigns see the Williamite war in Ireland and Jacobite Risings. Jacobitism - Jacobite war in Ireland. James II and VII had his viceroy Richard Talbot, 1st Earl of Tyrconnell take action to secure Ireland for the Catholic cause, culminating in the Siege of Derry which began on 7 December 1688. By then the deposed James had fled to France, and with support from King Louis XIV of France, who was already at war with William ...

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Jacobitism, Jacobitism - Political background, Jacobitism - Religion politics and adventurers, Jacobitism - Ireland, Jacobitism - England and Scotland, Jacobitism - The Scottish Highlands, Jacobitism - Opportunists and Adventurers, Jacobitism - Jacobite community ideology and policy, Jacobitism - Military campaigns and Jacobitism, Jacobitism - Jacobite war in Ireland, Jacobitism - Bonnie Dundee, Jacobitism - The Old Pretender's attempted invasion, Jacobitism - Union and Hanoverians, Jacobitism - The 'Fifteen, Jacobitism - Jacobitism in England, Jacobitism - Spanish supported Jacobite invasion, Jacobitism - The Atterbury plot, Jacobitism - Aftermath of the 'Fifteen in Scotland, Jacobitism - The Cornbury plot, Jacobitism - 1744 French invasion attempt, Jacobitism - The 'Forty-Five', Jacobitism - Decline of Jacobitism, Jacobitism - The Elibank plot, Jacobitism - Crushing of the clans, Jacobitism - Henry IX, Jacobitism - Outcome, Jacobitism - Romantic revival, Jacobitism - Jacobite Claimants to the Thrones of England Scotland France and Ireland, Jacobitism - Future descent after the Duke of Bavaria, Jacobitism - Alternative Successions

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From its religious roots, Jacobite ideology was passed on through committed families of the nobility and gentry who would have pictures of the exiled royal family and of Cavalier and Jacobite martyrs, and take part in networks of like minded Freemasons. Even today, some Highland clans and regiments pass their drink over a glass of water during the Loyal Toast — to the King Over the Water. More widely, commoners developed communities in areas where they could fraternise in Jacobite alehouses, inns and taverns, singing seditious songs, colle ...

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Jacobitism, Jacobitism - Political background, Jacobitism - Religion politics and adventurers, Jacobitism - Ireland, Jacobitism - England and Scotland, Jacobitism - The Scottish Highlands, Jacobitism - Opportunists and Adventurers, Jacobitism - Jacobite community ideology and policy, Jacobitism - Military campaigns and Jacobitism, Jacobitism - Jacobite war in Ireland, Jacobitism - Bonnie Dundee, Jacobitism - The Old Pretender's attempted invasion, Jacobitism - Union and Hanoverians, Jacobitism - The 'Fifteen, Jacobitism - Jacobitism in England, Jacobitism - Spanish supported Jacobite invasion, Jacobitism - The Atterbury plot, Jacobitism - Aftermath of the 'Fifteen in Scotland, Jacobitism - The Cornbury plot, Jacobitism - 1744 French invasion attempt, Jacobitism - The 'Forty-Five', Jacobitism - Decline of Jacobitism, Jacobitism - The Elibank plot, Jacobitism - Crushing of the clans, Jacobitism - Henry IX, Jacobitism - Outcome, Jacobitism - Romantic revival, Jacobitism - Jacobite Claimants to the Thrones of England Scotland France and Ireland, Jacobitism - Future descent after the Duke of Bavaria, Jacobitism - Alternative Successions

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Jacobitism entered permanent decline after the "Forty-Five" rebellion. The French made every effort to rescue Jacobite chieftains as well as Charles, and gave him a hero's welcome back to France, but soon tired of his badgering them to provide a renewed assault on the Hanoverians. After French victories knocked the Netherlands out of the war, the British offered reasonable peace terms and made the expulsion of Charles from France a precondition of negotiations. Charles ignored the French court's order to depart, continued to demand military ...

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Jacobitism, Jacobitism - Political background, Jacobitism - Religion politics and adventurers, Jacobitism - Ireland, Jacobitism - England and Scotland, Jacobitism - The Scottish Highlands, Jacobitism - Opportunists and Adventurers, Jacobitism - Jacobite community ideology and policy, Jacobitism - Military campaigns and Jacobitism, Jacobitism - Jacobite war in Ireland, Jacobitism - Bonnie Dundee, Jacobitism - The Old Pretender's attempted invasion, Jacobitism - Union and Hanoverians, Jacobitism - The 'Fifteen, Jacobitism - Jacobitism in England, Jacobitism - Spanish supported Jacobite invasion, Jacobitism - The Atterbury plot, Jacobitism - Aftermath of the 'Fifteen in Scotland, Jacobitism - The Cornbury plot, Jacobitism - 1744 French invasion attempt, Jacobitism - The 'Forty-Five', Jacobitism - Decline of Jacobitism, Jacobitism - The Elibank plot, Jacobitism - Crushing of the clans, Jacobitism - Henry IX, Jacobitism - Outcome, Jacobitism - Romantic revival, Jacobitism - Jacobite Claimants to the Thrones of England Scotland France and Ireland, Jacobitism - Future descent after the Duke of Bavaria, Jacobitism - Alternative Successions

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Since Henry's death, none of the Jacobite heirs has actually claimed the throne. They are as follows (given with their Jacobite regnal titles): Charles IV (ex-King Charles Emmanuel IV of Sardinia (July 13, 1807 – October 6, 1819), who was descended from the youngest daughter of Charles I). Victor (King Victor Emmanuel I of Sardinia) (October 6, 1819 – January 10, 1824), his brother. Mary III and II1 (Maria Beatrice, Princess of Sardinia and later by marriage Duchess of Modena ...

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Jacobitism, Jacobitism - Political background, Jacobitism - Religion politics and adventurers, Jacobitism - Ireland, Jacobitism - England and Scotland, Jacobitism - The Scottish Highlands, Jacobitism - Opportunists and Adventurers, Jacobitism - Jacobite community ideology and policy, Jacobitism - Military campaigns and Jacobitism, Jacobitism - Jacobite war in Ireland, Jacobitism - Bonnie Dundee, Jacobitism - The Old Pretender's attempted invasion, Jacobitism - Union and Hanoverians, Jacobitism - The 'Fifteen, Jacobitism - Jacobitism in England, Jacobitism - Spanish supported Jacobite invasion, Jacobitism - The Atterbury plot, Jacobitism - Aftermath of the 'Fifteen in Scotland, Jacobitism - The Cornbury plot, Jacobitism - 1744 French invasion attempt, Jacobitism - The 'Forty-Five', Jacobitism - Decline of Jacobitism, Jacobitism - The Elibank plot, Jacobitism - Crushing of the clans, Jacobitism - Henry IX, Jacobitism - Outcome, Jacobitism - Romantic revival, Jacobitism - Jacobite Claimants to the Thrones of England Scotland France and Ireland, Jacobitism - Future descent after the Duke of Bavaria, Jacobitism - Alternative Successions

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While Jacobitism was closely linked with Roman Catholicism from the outset particularly in Ireland, elsewhere in Britain Catholics were in a tiny minority by 1689 and the bulk of Jacobite support came from other groups. Catholics formed about 75% of the population of Ireland, but in England only around 1% and in Scotland about 2%. Jacobitism - Ireland. Irish support for James II was mostly from Catholics, though by taking the French side against the League of Augsburg, he was siding against the Papacy. Wil ...

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Jacobitism, Jacobitism - Political background, Jacobitism - Religion politics and adventurers, Jacobitism - Ireland, Jacobitism - England and Scotland, Jacobitism - The Scottish Highlands, Jacobitism - Opportunists and Adventurers, Jacobitism - Jacobite community ideology and policy, Jacobitism - Military campaigns and Jacobitism, Jacobitism - Jacobite war in Ireland, Jacobitism - Bonnie Dundee, Jacobitism - The Old Pretender's attempted invasion, Jacobitism - Union and Hanoverians, Jacobitism - The 'Fifteen, Jacobitism - Jacobitism in England, Jacobitism - Spanish supported Jacobite invasion, Jacobitism - The Atterbury plot, Jacobitism - Aftermath of the 'Fifteen in Scotland, Jacobitism - The Cornbury plot, Jacobitism - 1744 French invasion attempt, Jacobitism - The 'Forty-Five', Jacobitism - Decline of Jacobitism, Jacobitism - The Elibank plot, Jacobitism - Crushing of the clans, Jacobitism - Henry IX, Jacobitism - Outcome, Jacobitism - Romantic revival, Jacobitism - Jacobite Claimants to the Thrones of England Scotland France and Ireland, Jacobitism - Future descent after the Duke of Bavaria, Jacobitism - Alternative Successions

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While Franz, Duke of Bavaria, is the most universally acknowledged Stuart heir there are two others. If one discounts the marriage of the Duke of Bavaria's ancestress Maria Beatrice of Savoy as being invalid in British law (she married her uncle) then the succession would have passed from her to her younger sister Maria Teresa who married the Duke of Parma. Her representative today is HRH The Infanta Alicia, dowager Duchess of Calabria (b. 1917) and ...

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Jacobitism, Jacobitism - Political background, Jacobitism - Religion politics and adventurers, Jacobitism - Ireland, Jacobitism - England and Scotland, Jacobitism - The Scottish Highlands, Jacobitism - Opportunists and Adventurers, Jacobitism - Jacobite community ideology and policy, Jacobitism - Military campaigns and Jacobitism, Jacobitism - Jacobite war in Ireland, Jacobitism - Bonnie Dundee, Jacobitism - The Old Pretender's attempted invasion, Jacobitism - Union and Hanoverians, Jacobitism - The 'Fifteen, Jacobitism - Jacobitism in England, Jacobitism - Spanish supported Jacobite invasion, Jacobitism - The Atterbury plot, Jacobitism - Aftermath of the 'Fifteen in Scotland, Jacobitism - The Cornbury plot, Jacobitism - 1744 French invasion attempt, Jacobitism - The 'Forty-Five', Jacobitism - Decline of Jacobitism, Jacobitism - The Elibank plot, Jacobitism - Crushing of the clans, Jacobitism - Henry IX, Jacobitism - Outcome, Jacobitism - Romantic revival, Jacobitism - Jacobite Claimants to the Thrones of England Scotland France and Ireland, Jacobitism - Future descent after the Duke of Bavaria, Jacobitism - Alternative Successions

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What began with the English parliament asserting a new authority and William looking to expand alliances against France quickly developed into a major distraction, with William being forced to focus attention on Ireland and Scotland, and parliament having to fund the mercenaries needed to overcome the Jacobites. This distraction helped keep Britain from intervening on the continent and contributed to twenty years of peace in Europe, while continuing unrest forced the British state to develop repressive strategies with networks of spies and i ...

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The second half of the 17th century was a time of political and religious turmoil in the British Isles. The Protestant Commonwealth ended with the Restoration of Charles II who renewed attempts to impose Episcopalian Anglican worship on Scotland, provoking rebellions by Covenanters such as the Cameronians who were repressed in the "Killing Times" in attempts to stamp out Presbyterianism. He was succeeded in 1685 by his Roman Catholic brother, James II and VII, who continued the family disdain for democracy, their motto being a Deo rex, a rege lex (the king comes from God, the law comes fro ...

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Jacobitism, Jacobitism - Political background, Jacobitism - Religion politics and adventurers, Jacobitism - Ireland, Jacobitism - England and Scotland, Jacobitism - The Scottish Highlands, Jacobitism - Opportunists and Adventurers, Jacobitism - Jacobite community ideology and policy, Jacobitism - Military campaigns and Jacobitism, Jacobitism - Jacobite war in Ireland, Jacobitism - Bonnie Dundee, Jacobitism - The Old Pretender's attempted invasion, Jacobitism - Union and Hanoverians, Jacobitism - The 'Fifteen, Jacobitism - Jacobitism in England, Jacobitism - Spanish supported Jacobite invasion, Jacobitism - The Atterbury plot, Jacobitism - Aftermath of the 'Fifteen in Scotland, Jacobitism - The Cornbury plot, Jacobitism - 1744 French invasion attempt, Jacobitism - The 'Forty-Five', Jacobitism - Decline of Jacobitism, Jacobitism - The Elibank plot, Jacobitism - Crushing of the clans, Jacobitism - Henry IX, Jacobitism - Outcome, Jacobitism - Romantic revival, Jacobitism - Jacobite Claimants to the Thrones of England Scotland France and Ireland, Jacobitism - Future descent after the Duke of Bavaria, Jacobitism - Alternative Successions

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From its religious roots, Jacobite ideology was passed on through committed families of the nobility and gentry who would have pictures of the exiled royal family and of Cavalier and Jacobite martyrs, and take part in networks of like minded Freemasons. Even today, some Highland clans and regiments pass their drink over a glass of water during the Loyal Toast — to the King Over the Water. More widely, commoners developed communities in areas where they could fraternise in Jacobite alehouses, inns and taverns, singing seditious songs, colle ...

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Jacobitism, Jacobitism - Political background, Jacobitism - Religion, politics and adventurers, Jacobitism - Ireland, Jacobitism - England and Scotland, Jacobitism - The Scottish Highlands, Jacobitism - Opportunists and Adventurers, Jacobitism - Jacobite community, ideology and policy, Jacobitism - Military campaigns and Jacobitism, Jacobitism - Jacobite war in Ireland, Jacobitism - Bonnie Dundee, Jacobitism - The Old Pretender's attempted invasion, Jacobitism - Union and Hanoverians, Jacobitism - The 'Fifteen, Jacobitism - Jacobitism in England, Jacobitism - Spanish supported Jacobite invasion, Jacobitism - The Atterbury plot, Jacobitism - Aftermath of the 'Fifteen in Scotland, Jacobitism - The Cornbury plot, Jacobitism - 1744 French invasion attempt, Jacobitism - The 'Forty-Five', Jacobitism - Decline of Jacobitism, Jacobitism - The Elibank plot, Jacobitism - Crushing of the clans, Jacobitism - Henry IX, Jacobitism - Outcome, Jacobitism - Romantic revival, Jacobitism - Jacobite Claimants to the Thrones of England, Scotland, France, and Ireland, Jacobitism - Future descent after the Duke of Bavaria, Jacobitism - Alternative Successions

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While Jacobitism was closely linked with Roman Catholicism from the outset particularly in Ireland, elsewhere in Britain Catholics were in a tiny minority by 1689 and the bulk of Jacobite support came from other groups. Catholics formed about 75% of the population of Ireland, but in England only around 1% and in Scotland about 2%. Jacobitism - Ireland. Irish support for James II was mostly from Catholics, though by taking the French side against the League of Augsburg, he was siding against the Papacy. Wil ...

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Jacobitism, Jacobitism - Political background, Jacobitism - Religion, politics and adventurers, Jacobitism - Ireland, Jacobitism - England and Scotland, Jacobitism - The Scottish Highlands, Jacobitism - Opportunists and Adventurers, Jacobitism - Jacobite community, ideology and policy, Jacobitism - Military campaigns and Jacobitism, Jacobitism - Jacobite war in Ireland, Jacobitism - Bonnie Dundee, Jacobitism - The Old Pretender's attempted invasion, Jacobitism - Union and Hanoverians, Jacobitism - The 'Fifteen, Jacobitism - Jacobitism in England, Jacobitism - Spanish supported Jacobite invasion, Jacobitism - The Atterbury plot, Jacobitism - Aftermath of the 'Fifteen in Scotland, Jacobitism - The Cornbury plot, Jacobitism - 1744 French invasion attempt, Jacobitism - The 'Forty-Five', Jacobitism - Decline of Jacobitism, Jacobitism - The Elibank plot, Jacobitism - Crushing of the clans, Jacobitism - Henry IX, Jacobitism - Outcome, Jacobitism - Romantic revival, Jacobitism - Jacobite Claimants to the Thrones of England, Scotland, France, and Ireland, Jacobitism - Future descent after the Duke of Bavaria, Jacobitism - Alternative Successions

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Since Henry's death, none of the Jacobite heirs has actually claimed the throne. They are as follows (given with their Jacobite regnal titles): Charles IV (ex-King Charles Emmanuel IV of Sardinia (July 13, 1807 – October 6, 1819), who was descended from the youngest daughter of Charles I). Victor (King Victor Emmanuel I of Sardinia) (October 6, 1819 – January 10, 1824), his brother. Mary III and II1 (Maria Beatrice, Princess of Sardinia and later by marriage Duchess of Modena ...

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Jacobitism, Jacobitism - Political background, Jacobitism - Religion, politics and adventurers, Jacobitism - Ireland, Jacobitism - England and Scotland, Jacobitism - The Scottish Highlands, Jacobitism - Opportunists and Adventurers, Jacobitism - Jacobite community, ideology and policy, Jacobitism - Military campaigns and Jacobitism, Jacobitism - Jacobite war in Ireland, Jacobitism - Bonnie Dundee, Jacobitism - The Old Pretender's attempted invasion, Jacobitism - Union and Hanoverians, Jacobitism - The 'Fifteen, Jacobitism - Jacobitism in England, Jacobitism - Spanish supported Jacobite invasion, Jacobitism - The Atterbury plot, Jacobitism - Aftermath of the 'Fifteen in Scotland, Jacobitism - The Cornbury plot, Jacobitism - 1744 French invasion attempt, Jacobitism - The 'Forty-Five', Jacobitism - Decline of Jacobitism, Jacobitism - The Elibank plot, Jacobitism - Crushing of the clans, Jacobitism - Henry IX, Jacobitism - Outcome, Jacobitism - Romantic revival, Jacobitism - Jacobite Claimants to the Thrones of England, Scotland, France, and Ireland, Jacobitism - Future descent after the Duke of Bavaria, Jacobitism - Alternative Successions

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