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Scotland's History Union and Jacobites The Jacobite invasion of England The Adobe Flash player and Javascript are required in order to view a video which appears on this page. You may wish to download ...

The Earl of Mar and other Jacobite leaders played a significant role in generating support for the rising of 1715. Mar organised a gathering of Jacobite clans at Braemar and told them of the ...

An attempted rising in 1708 had been unsuccessful which ... Popular support for the Jacobite movement increased due to growing Jacobite culture - poems, songs and fiddle tunes persuaded many ...