The supporters of the deposed King James VII and II became known as Jacobites. King William wanted Jacobite clans to swear loyalty to him but this led to rebellion. In 1689, Scottish supporters of ...
In 1715, there was an attempted rising by Jacobites against the Hanoverian monarchy. This became known as 'the 15.' Jacobites longed for a restoration of the Stuart dynasty and from 1707 they were ...
Bonnie Prince Charlie recuperated from illness at the house in January 1746 with the help of his lover, Clementina Walkinshaw. The house was also used as a HQ during the Battle of Falkirk Muir, which ...
1419: Rouen surrenders to Henry V in the Hundred Years’ War. 1547: Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey, is executed in the Tower of London for treason. 1668: Louis XIV and Emperor Leopold I sign a treaty ...