Michael J. Stead

Hugh Douglas

"On 22 July 1745 Prince Charles Edward Stuart, heir to the exiled Stuart dynasty, made landfall at Barra Head, the southernmost tip of the Outer Hebrides. For the 25-year-old prince, it was a day he had waited for all his life, and an historic moment, for it was the first time he had touched the soil of his native Scotland. From childhood he had been brought up to believe that the Stuarts had a divine right to rule Britain; now it lay within his grasp. But within nine months, his plans lay in ruins at the feet of the Hanoverians. For six glorious weeks, he had reigned at Holyroodhouse as Prince Regent, adored by every Jacobite who had dreamed of a Stuart monarchy and mesmerised by sweet success; now the restoration was over." "With its magnificent colour photographs showing the dramatic locations of Bonnie Prince Charlie's months' on the wing', and strongly told narrative, this book will appeal not only to anyone fascinated by the tragedy and triumph of the Stuart cause and its place in British history, but also to visitors to the landscapes which the Prince made his own."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved

The Flight of Bonnie Prince Charlie

About espionage during the Jacobite Wars in the British Isles from 1688 to 1788.

Moles, Rogues and Treachery

Jacobite Spy Wars

Keith Horrox

Revealing the true origins of Hogmanay, Hugh Douglas takes the reader from the remotest beginnings of this festival through the more recent developments, right up to the millennium. Also included are recipes, anecdotes and music for Hogmanay songs.

The Hogmanay Companion

The Most Loyal Rebel

Flora MacDonald

Romantic hero of legend of charismatic self-seeker in love with himself and his cause? Which is the real Charles Edward Stuart? Hugh Douglas goes beyond the flaws of Bonnie Prince Charlie's character to prove that here was a man capable not only of deep and enduring passion, but also love.

Bonnie Prince Charlie in Love

In this new study, Hugh Douglas has sought out the truth about Burns to show, behind the usual portrayal, a man who was much less secure than his actions suggest, one for whom sex was an act of rebellion as well as of love. His peasant background was a shaping force in his attitude to women. Though amorous love was the impulse which drove his to verse, his love for his children usually transcended that for their mothers. Burns called himself an 'extravagant prodigal of affection', and Hugh Douglas here looks anew at that extravagance which shaped Burns' life and poetry. He traces his relationship with women from a loving apprenticeship at his mother's knee to Jean Armour, his loyal, supportive wife.

Robert Burns, the Tinder Heart

A reassessment of the character of Bonnie Prince Charlie, which argues that behind the obvious flaws in his personality, he was a man capable of passionate love.

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