Bonnie Prince Charlie – Maggie Craig

26th November 2014 Blog

Lord Pitsligo of the 1745 Jacobite Rising

I have to confess that I’m a wee bit in love with Alexander Forbes, 4th Lord Pitsligo. He was a scholar, a gentleman and man of honour. He fought in the ’15 and went out again in 1745, despite being 67 years old and a chronic asthmatic. He was a great asset to Bonnie Prince...

7th November 2014 Blog

A Passion for Jacobites

I was 10 or 11 when my father first took me to Culloden. Just east of Inverness, this is the site of the last battle fought on British soil, where Redcoats under the command of the Duke of Cumberland defeated the Jacobite army of Bonnie Prince Charlie. On Wednesday 16th April 1746, the Stuart...

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Lord Pitsligo of the 1745 Jacobite Rising

A Passion for Jacobites