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The Importance of the Hitherto Inconspicuous Marques of Tullibardine,
A Most Ardent Jacobite
...here is what I have so far. I am sure it will go through several revisions.
Paper for Crosscurrents Conference
7 –9 September 2007
University of Aberdeen
The Importance of the Hitherto Inconspicuous Marques of Tullibardine,
A Most Ardent Jacobite
Cheryl Garrett, PhD Candidate, History
University of Aberdeen
Introduction
What is Jacobitism?
Introduction
What is Jacobitism?
Jacobitism is defined as the era of time during which groups mainly in Scotland, Ireland and England remained loyal to the deposed King James II, brother of Charles II who had died in 1685 after being restored to the throne at the conclusion of the Cromwellian era. James II lost the throne of England to his son in law, William of Orange, “a devious and unscrupulous man”1 as James was intractable and further, he was an avowed Catholic in a time when many of his subjects found the faith reprehensible. Despite Scotland in essence being forced to follow England in accepting the rule of William and Mary (I need to say something in here about Mary being James II daughter) there were many, especially in the Highlands, who resisted and felt their rightful king had been unjustly unseated. They had endured the deposition of a king just a generation before when Charles I lost his head and England became a ‘protectorate’ under the commoner, Oliver Cromwell. The word Jacobite comes from the Latin word for James - Jacobus. Jacobites then are the people who remained dynastically loyal to the deposed monarch. At times their motivations for their support may be suspect in that they may have been more financially based than Empirically established and many a person who was a Jacobite only came out in the early uprisings. A first attempt at restoration was made in 1689 mainly occurring in Scotland and Ireland. The definitive defeat for the Jacobites most probably occurred at Killekrankie. Although the Jacobites won the battle and soundly defeated William's forces, they lost their most adept leader, Graham of Claverhouse – Viscount Dundee. This loss was a disaster for the coordination and spirit of the cause. The actual defeat of the Jacobites in this first rebellion transpired in Ireland at the Battle of the Boyne. William successfully won the day and James retreated to France to lick his wounds and dream of another attempt.
(note to my VR readers - I am giving a short intro to Jacobitism as this conference encompasses a lot of areas of Irish and Scottish history and you would be truly surprised how many people here are not really sure what Jacobitsim really is...
The paper itself will be about 3000-4000 words total - this is only about 330 to give you and idea.)
Lord William Murray, Marques of Tullibardine - approximately 1701
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