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  1. 5 days ago · The Jacobite rising of 1745 began with Charles Edward Stuart, known as "Bonnie Prince Charlie," (pictured) landing in the Western Isles on July 23. His goal was ambitious: to reclaim the British throne for his father, James Francis Edward Stuart, and restore the exiled House of Stuart.

  2. Jun 29, 2024 · Several Scottish lords, proud of their royal descent from an ancient line of kings and now beholding their nation, as it were, reduced to the condition of a mere province, began to correspond with James Francis Edward Stuart, "the Chevalier of St. George," to whom they assigned the title of James viii of Scotland; they were also negotiating the ...

  3. Jun 19, 2024 · Many Scottish nobles, driven by loyalty to the Stuart cause or disillusionment with the reigning Hanoverian monarchy, took up arms in support of James Francis Edward Stuart, known as the Old Pretender.

  4. 6 days ago · Two events turned dissent into a crisis; the birth of James Francis Edward Stuart on 10 June created the prospect of a Catholic dynasty, while the acquittal of the Seven Bishops on 30 June destroyed James's political authority.

  5. 4 days ago · The following month, Anne's Catholic half-brother, James Francis Edward Stuart, attempted to land in Scotland with French assistance in an attempt to establish himself as king. Anne withheld royal assent from the Scottish Militia Bill 1708 in case the militia raised in Scotland was disloyal and sided with the Jacobites.

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    6 days ago · More importantly for Jacobitism, their spiritual leader (the Pope) recognized James Stuart as the true king of Ireland, England and Scotland (not Britain) and gave him exclusive rights to nominate all bishops who would serve on the Irish mission.

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  8. Jun 27, 2024 · Firstly, the birth of James's son and heir James Francis Edward Stuart on 10 June raised the prospect of establishing a Catholic dynasty and excluding his Anglican daughter Mary and her Protestant husband William III, Prince of Orange, who was also his nephew, from the line of succession.