The Jacobite Movement in Scotland and in Exile, 1749-1759 (Studies in Modern History)

The argument presented in this book arose from an extension to the question whether the suppression of the Jacobite Rising of 1745-46, as represented by a long-standing historiographical consensus, spelled the end of Jacobite hopes, and British fears, of another restoration attempt. The principal conclusion of this book is that the Jacobite Movement persisted as a viable threat to the British state, and was perceived as such by its opponents to 1759. Cover......Page 1 Contents......Page 8 Acknowledgements......Page 10 List of Abbreviations......Page 12 Notes on Dates and Spelling......Page 13 Introduction......Page 14 The Modern Historiographical Debate on Jacobitism......Page 16 Methodology and Structure......Page 26 The Manuscript Sources......Page 29 The Main Body of the Book......Page 32 Introduction......Page 34 Jacobite Resistance after Culloden: Ruthven, the Muirlaggan Resolution and Lochiel's Last Stand, 1746......Page 36 The Changing Nature of Jacobite Resistance in the Scottish Highlands, 1746......Page 44 The Jacobite Recovery in Britain, 1747......Page 51 Conclusion......Page 57 Introduction: The Last Jacobite Exile......Page 61 Return to France, 1746......Page 63 The Jacobite Diaspora, 1746–1747......Page 65 The Jacobite Schism, the Scots' Resurgence and Charles' Expulsion, 1747–1748......Page 74 Conclusion......Page 84 Introduction......Page 88 The Locharkaig Treasure: Asset or Setback?......Page 89 The Elibank Plot: The First Phase, 1749–1750......Page 94 The Elibank Plot: The Second Phase, 1750–1751......Page 97 The Elibank Plot: The Last Phase, 1752–1753......Page 110 The Plot that Almost Happened......Page 115 The Aftermath......Page 123 Conclusion......Page 127 Introduction: The Context of the Seven Years' War......Page 133 The State of the Jacobite Movement at the Beginning of the Seven Years' War......Page 135 A Genealogy of Jacobite Plans, 1754–1759......Page 139 The Franco-Jacobite Negotiations, 1757–1759......Page 145 Britain and the Jacobite Factor, 1755–1759......Page 159 Conclusion: The Invasion Attempt of 1759 and the End of the Jacobite Threat......Page 167 6 A Jacobite Renaissance or Epitaph, 1746–1759?......Page 172 Addendum: University of Nottingham Letters......Page 183 Notes......Page 187 Bibliography......Page 300 C......Page 312 D......Page 313 H......Page 314 M......Page 315 P......Page 316 T......Page 317 Y......Page 318 This book explores the political activities of the Jacobite movement, and the British government's response, in the thirteen years which followed the battle of Culloden (16 April, 1746 O.S.). Raising the question of whether the suppression of the Jacobite rising of 1745-46, as represented by a long-standing historiographical consensus, spelled the end of Jacobite hopes, and British fears, of another restoration attempt, The Jacobite Movement in Scotland and Exile concludes instead that the movement persisted as a viable threat to the British state and was perceived as such by its opponents. The possibility of a second Stuart restoration by foreign military intervention on behalf of the exiled dynasty was only eliminated by the decisive victory of the Royal Navy in the bay of Quiberon in November 1759, over a French fleet poised to invade Britain. Providing a comprehensive account of this period and examining both the Jacobite and Hanoverian perspectives, the book draws in recent positions in the field to place its conclusion within the wider context of the historical debate on Jacobitism "This book explores the political activities of the Jacobite movement, and the British government's response, in the thirteen years which followed the battle of Culloden. Raising the question of whether the suppression of the Jacobite rising of 1745-46, as represented by a long-standing historiographical consensus, spelled the end of Jacobite hopes, and British fears, of another restoration attempt, The Jacobite Movement in Scotland and Exile, 1746-1759 concludes instead that the movement persisted as a viable threat to the British state and was perceived as such by its opponents For thirteen years following the defeat of Charles Edward Stuart's army at the battle of Culloden (16 April 1746 OS), the Jacobite movement persisted as a viable threat to the Hanoverian dynasty and the British state.