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Provides for a historical perspective of Scotland's interaction
with the world beyond its borders. As one of the most prolific
historians of his generation, Allan I. Macinnes, Emeritus Professor
of History at the University of Strathclyde, has been foremost in
promoting an international rather than insular approach to the
study of Scotland. In a distinguished career he has written
extensively on the Scottish Highlands, the British revolutions, the
formation of the United Kingdom, the Jacobite movement, and
Scottish involvement in the British Empire. The chapters collected
here reflect the extent of these interests and a commitment to
understanding Scotland - or indeed, other territorial units - in an
international or global context. Covering a period from the
sixteenth to the nineteenth century, essays examine the complex
interaction of the peoples of the British and Irish isles; they
consider Scottish participation in Britannic and European conflict;
and they explore Scottish involvement in business networks,
political unions, and maritime empires. From intellectual and
cultural exchange to political and military upheaval, Scotland and
the Wider World will be key reading for anyone interested in the
antecedents to Scotland's current international standing.
A reassessment of the impact of the Hanoverian succession. Was the
accession of the Hanoverian dynasty of Brunswick to the throne of
Britain and its empire in 1714 merely the final act in the
'Glorious Revolution' of 1688-89? Many contemporaries and later
historians thought so, explainingthe succession in the same terms
as the earlier revolution - deliverance from the national perils of
'popery and arbitrary government'. By contrast, this book argues
that the picture is much more complicated than
straightforwardcontinuity between 1688-89 and 1714. Emphasizing the
plurality of post-Revolutionary developments, it explores early
eighteenth-century Britain in light of the social, political,
economic, religious and cultural transformations inaugurated by the
'Glorious Revolution' of 1688-1689 and its ensuing settlements in
church, state and empire. The revolution of 1688-89 was much more
transformative and convulsive than is often assumed; and the book
shows that, although the Hanoverian Succession did embody a
clear-cut reaffirmation of the core elements of the Revolution
settlement - anti-Jacobitism and anti-popery - its impact on
various post-Revolutionary developments in Church, state, Union,
intellectual culture, international relations, political economy
and empire is decidedly less clear. BRENT S. SIROTA is Associate
Professor in the Department of History at North Carolina State
University. ALLAN I. MACINNES is Emeritus Professor of History at
the University of Strathclyde. CONTRIBUTORS: James Caudle, Megan
Lindsay Cherry, Christopher Dudley, Robert I. Frost, Allan I.
Macinnes, Esther Mijers, Steve Pincus, Brent S. Sirota, Abigail L.
Swingen, Daniel Szechi, Amy Watson
This book is a frontal attack on an entrenched orthodoxy. Our
official, public vision of the early eighteenth century demonises
Louis XIV and France and marginalises the Scots Jacobites. Louis is
seen as an incorrigibly imperialistic monster and the enemy of
liberty and all that is good and progressive. The Jacobite Scots
are presented as so foolishly reactionary and dumbly loyal that
they were (sadly) incapable of recognising their manifest destiny
as the cannon fodder of the first British empire. But what if Louis
acted in defence of a nation's liberties and (for whatever reason)
sought to right a historic injustice? What if the Scots Jacobites
turn out to be the most radical, revolutionary party in early
eighteenth-century British politics? Using newly discovered sources
from the French and Scottish archives this exciting new book
challenges our fundamental assumptions regarding the emergence of
the fully British state in the early eighteenth century. -- .
This work provides a pan-European survey of the Jacobite
phenomenon. It examines Jacobitism in all three kingdoms - and
offers an interpretation of the impact of the Jacobites on the
history of Britain and Europe. This book also provides a survey of
the debates that still surround the subject and acquaints the
student with the most recent writing and research. Szechi explains
what Jacobitism was and what it did. He then goes on to examine who
the Jacobites were, particularly focusing on their socio-economic
status, social networks and religious affiliations. He also looks
in detail at the ideology of Jacobitism and the rediscovered voice
of popular Jacobitism. Additionally, such areas as the Irish
dimension and the Jacobite diaspora are explored. This textbook
aims to lead students clearly and thoroughly through one of the
most complex subjects in 18th century history.
The product of forty years of research by one of the foremost
historians of Jacobitism, this book is a comprehensive revision of
Professor Szechi's popular 1994 survey of the Jacobite movement in
the British Isles and Europe. Like the first edition, it is
undergraduate-friendly, providing an enhanced chronology, a
convenient introduction to the historiography and a narrative of
the history of Jacobitism, alongside topics specifically designed
to engage student interest. This includes Jacobitism as a uniting
force among the pirates of the Caribbean and as a key element in
sustaining Irish peasant resistance to English colonial rule. As
the only comprehensive introduction to the field, the book will be
essential reading for all those interested in early modern British
and European politics. -- .
This book is a frontal attack on an entrenched orthodoxy. Our
official, public vision of the early eighteenth century demonises
Louis XIV and France and marginalises the Scots Jacobites. Louis is
seen as an incorrigibly imperialistic monster and the enemy of
liberty and all that is good and progressive. The Jacobite Scots
are presented as so foolishly reactionary and dumbly loyal that
they were (sadly) incapable of recognising their manifest destiny
as the cannon fodder of the first British empire. But what if Louis
acted in defence of a nation's liberties and (for whatever reason)
sought to right a historic injustice? What if the Scots Jacobites
turn out to be the most radical, revolutionary party in early
eighteenth-century British politics? Using newly discovered sources
from the French and Scottish archives this exciting new book
challenges our fundamental assumptions regarding the emergence of
the fully British state in the early eighteenth century. -- .
The product of forty years of research by one of the foremost
historians of Jacobitism, this book is a comprehensive revision of
Professor Szechi's popular 1994 survey of the Jacobite movement in
the British Isles and Europe. Like the first edition, it is
undergraduate-friendly, providing an enhanced chronology, a
convenient introduction to the historiography and a narrative of
the history of Jacobitism, alongside topics specifically designed
to engage student interest. This includes Jacobitism as a uniting
force among the pirates of the Caribbean and as a key element in
sustaining Irish peasant resistance to English colonial rule. As
the only comprehensive introduction to the field, the book will be
essential reading for all those interested in early modern British
and European politics. -- .
An academic but accessible study of espionage and its impact, this
is the first in a series of studies in early modern European
history edited by leading historians.
Lacking the romantic imagery of the 1745 uprising of supporters of
Bonnie Prince Charlie, the Jacobite rebellion of 1715 has received
far less attention from scholars. Yet the '15, just eight years
after the union of England and Scotland, was in fact a more
significant threat to the British state. This book is the first
thorough account of the Jacobite rebellion that might have killed
the Act of Union in its infancy.
Drawing on a substantial range of fresh primary resources in
England, Scotland, and France, Daniel Szechi analyzes not only
large and dramatic moments of the rebellion but also the smaller
risings that took place throughout Scotland and northern England.
He examines the complex reasons that led some men to rebel and
others to stay at home, and he reappraises the economic, religious,
social, and political circumstances that precipitated a Jacobite
rising. Shedding new light on the inner world of the Jacobites,
Szechi reveals the surprising significance of their widely
supported but ultimately doomed rebellion.
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