Until this book was published in 1974, many of the letters in this book between Charles I Prince Rupert his nephew and the leading Royalist commander had never been published. From a mainly private collection, the letters give a fascinating insight into the stormy relationship between the monarch and his nephew. Also included are letters from the Royalist exiles, including the future King Charles II and letters to and from other notable figures of the time including Queen Henrietta Maria, Montrose and Oliver Cromwell. The period covered by the letters is the turning point of the Civil War and enables the reader to see the War through the eyes of those who participated in it. The letters have been edited in such a way as to illuminate to the full the personalities of their writers and the appropriate historical and personal context to the letters.

Until this book was published in 1974, many of the letters in this book between Charles I Prince Rupert his nephew and the leading Royalist commander had never been published. From a mainly private collection, the letters give a fascinating insight into the stormy relationship between the monarch and his nephew. Also included are letters from the Royalist exiles, including the future King Charles II and letters to and from other notable figures of the time including Queen Henrietta Maria, Montrose and Oliver Cromwell. The period covered by the letters is the turning point of the Civil War and enables the reader to see the War through the eyes of those who participated in it. The letters have been edited in such a way as to illuminate to the full the personalities of their writers and the appropriate historical and personal context to the letters.

This is a new release of the original 1932 edition.

1932. The outcome of ten years of research, this book is an attempt to tell the story of Jacobitism as a definite political movement, not as a romance. It is based on original authorities and the author hopes it will help to make several events in British history clear. Contents: background of the restoration; restored monarchy 1660-1688; birth of Jacobitism 1688-1701; plot and counter-plot 1701-1714; fifteen and after 1714-1719; hope and despair 1719-1740; forty-five 1740-1746; Jacobitism underground 1746-1766; the last Stuarts 1766-1807; the aftermath.

1932. The outcome of ten years of research, this book is an attempt to tell the story of Jacobitism as a definite political movement, not as a romance. It is based on original authorities and the author hopes it will help to make several events in British history clear. Contents: background of the restoration; restored monarchy 1660-1688; birth of Jacobitism 1688-1701; plot and counter-plot 1701-1714; fifteen and after 1714-1719; hope and despair 1719-1740; forty-five 1740-1746; Jacobitism underground 1746-1766; the last Stuarts 1766-1807; the aftermath.

1932. The outcome of ten years of research, this book is an attempt to tell the story of Jacobitism as a definite political movement, not as a romance. It is based on original authorities and the author hopes it will help to make several events in British history clear. Contents: background of the restoration; restored monarchy 1660-1688; birth of Jacobitism 1688-1701; plot and counter-plot 1701-1714; fifteen and after 1714-1719; hope and despair 1719-1740; forty-five 1740-1746; Jacobitism underground 1746-1766; the last Stuarts 1766-1807; the aftermath.

The outcome of ten years of research, this book is an attempt to tell the story of Jacobitism as a definite political movement, not as a romance. It is based on original authorities and the author hopes it will help to make several events in British history clear. Contents: background of the restoration; restored monarchy 1660-1688; birth of Jacobitism 1688-1701; plot and counter-plot 1701-1714; fifteen and after 1714-1719; hope and despair 1719-1740; forty-five 1740-1746; Jacobitism underground 1746-1766; the last Stuarts 1766-1807; the aftermath.