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The Jacobite Rising of 1715 and the Murray Family: Brothers in Arms
192Overview
What led to their decision to commit to the Jacobite cause? A look at the earlier years of the Murrays at the end of the seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries sheds light on the family dynamics and helps explain how and why the brothers made the decisions they did. Traditionally the Murrays were thought to have perhaps made a conscious and pragmatic decision to have a foot in both camps, but the evidence presented here shows the brothers possessed a strong rebellious streak. Despite the heavily enforced regime of duty from their father and the Presbyterian piety of their mother, they refused to conform to their parents’ wishes and in varying degrees chose of their own volition, a different path to that expected of them.
Set against the backdrop of social unrest and anxiety over against English influence in Scotland, these choices had a significant impact on the history of the family and because of who that family was, a significant impact on the country.
Product Details
ISBN-13: | 9781526727619 |
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Publisher: | Pen and Sword |
Publication date: | 04/26/2020 |
Pages: | 192 |
Product dimensions: | 6.00(w) x 9.25(h) x (d) |
About the Author
Table of Contents
List of Illustrations vi
Acknowledgements x
Introduction xi
Chapter 1 Scotland in the Seventeenth Century 1
Chapter 2 John Murray, Earl of Tullibardine 8
Chapter 3 Murray and Fraser: An Ill-Fated Feud 15
Chapter 4 The Duke of Atholl 30
Chapter 5 Katherine - Wife, Sister, Mother 41
Chapter 6 Hamilton and Nairne Families 54
Chapter 7 Johny 68
Chapter 8 William, Marquis of Tullibardine 84
Chapter 9 Charles and George 90
Chapter 10 The Death of Queen Anne 99
Chapter 11 The Rising Begins 107
Chapter 12 Preston 119
Chapter 13 Sheriffmuir 127
Chapter 14 Court Martial - Guilty Verdict 134
Chapter 15 The King Arrives, Too Little Too late 142
Chapter 16 Charles at Chester Castle 150
Chapter 17 Exile 157
Epilogue 166
Notes 168
Bibliography 180
Index 183