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Q1. What was life like in the Highlands of Scotland?
Q2. Who was Bonnie Prince Charlie and why was he so important?
Q3. Why was there a Jacobite Rebellion in 1745?
Skills – using a family tree
- brainstorming (cooperative work)
- selecting and ordering key facts
- identifying 2 points of view
Family History• A Stuart who
wanted to be King of Britain
• A grandson of James II who had been king of Scotland and England
• 1688 James II was removed from the throne
Charles Edward Stuart
• James II became a Roman Catholic• 1688 2nd wife had a son• Son to be brought up as a Catholic• Parliament angry since
this would mean another Catholic King in a mainly Protestant country
• Glorious Revolution saw James II replaced by his Protestant daughter (Mary II) & son in law (William III)
Stuart Family History
Roman Catholic
Protestant start
Parent & aunts & uncles
grandfather
Great grandfather
1714 Queen Anne died with no heir
ProblemWho was next in line
who was not a Catholic?
Reaction of Catholics
James The ‘Old
Pretender’
James Stuart
should be next
His father was
robbed of his throne
He is a CatholicIt’s not
fair
We should help him get his throne
Supporters called Jacobites
The 1715 Rebellion
Charlie’s Dad : Saw an opportunity to gain the throne in 1715
Raised the Flag in
Aberdeenshire
Landed in Peterhead
22nd December 1715
What makes a Terrorist?
Belief in a Cause
Change the World
Revenge
Money & Power
Personal Mission
Destiny calling
Take over the World
Romantic Notions
Could Charles Edward Stuart be judged to be a terrorist?
Task
Enemy of the State
1. Full Name Surname:First Names:
2. Date of Birth: Place of Birth:
Use information sheet to copy and complete the following on a new page in jotter
Enemy of the State
1. Full Name Surname:First Names:
2. Date of Birth: Place of Birth:
3. Parents Father:
Mother:
4. Age on 22th July 1745:
5. Languages Spoken By Him:
6. Experience of War:
7. Hobbies:
8. Brief Account Of His Character:
The Jacobites March South
At Glenfinnan 1,100 Clansmen
support the rebellion
Rebels quicklymarch south and
capture Edinburgh
Little Jacobitesupport in Lowlands.
Jacobites defeatedGeneral Cope’s army
at Prestonpans
Jacobite army
grows to 5,000 men
and invades England
The Jacobites Stop at Derby
Statue of Charles Edward Stuart in
DerbyCharles wanted the throne of England - “All the rest is brown bread”
127 miles from
London
Why invade England when he had Scotland?
Decision at Derby
For a Retreat
Lord George Murray
Cameron of Lochiel
MacDonald of Keppoch
Against a Retreat
No defeat since Prestonpans
The clansmen
are deserting
The people will accept
my father as their true
King
Men worried about
families and might be cut
off from home
Two governmen
t armies against us
Little support
in England
Retreat !
Duke of Cumberland
The Leader of the Government Troops
Son of King George
Back from fighting successfully the
Austrians
Retrained soldiers with new
bayonet drill
WantedBonnie Prince
Charlie
Dead or Alive
£30,000 RewardThis man is highly dangerous.
Approach with caution OR report his sighting to the nearest sheriff.
This man may have changed his appearance
BEWARE
Task – Design a ‘Wanted’ poster for Bonnie Prince Charlie
Q1. What was life like in the Highlands of Scotland?
Q2. Who was Bonnie Prince Charlie and why was he so important?
Q3. Why was there a Jacobite Rebellion in 1745?
Skills – using a family tree
- brainstorming (cooperative work)
- selecting and ordering key facts
- identifying 2 points of view