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Following the [[English Civil War]] there was a coup (known to some as ''The Glorious Revolution'' partly because of its surprisingly easy success). |
Following the [[English Civil War]] there was a coup (known to some as ''The Glorious Revolution'' partly because of its surprisingly easy success). |
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The Stuart dynasty was expelled for fear of presumed contact with Catholic powers (the [[Thirty Years War|Wars of Religion]] were dying down but their aftertaste remained). James Stuart was tentatively replaced by his daughter Mary and then his other daughter Anne, but each in turn died without issue. Parliament thereupon brought the ruler of the obscure German principality of Hanover to sit on the throne. |
The Stuart dynasty was expelled for fear of presumed contact with Catholic powers (the [[Thirty Years War|Wars of Religion]] were dying down but their aftertaste remained). James Stuart was tentatively replaced by his daughter Mary and then his other daughter Anne, but each in turn died without issue. Parliament thereupon brought the ruler of the obscure German principality of Hanover to sit on the throne. |
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Although it is generally accepted that the Hanoverians were the preferable candidate, having greater respect for parliamentary authority, a good deal of Jacobite romanticism still exists, particularly in Scotland; although in Ireland it was largely superseded by republican sentiments, it entered the Scottish nationalist mythology, the Jacobite Highlander becoming the iconic image of the Scottish nationalist movement. To this day, there exists a number of Britons who express support for the Jacobite cause, although the current claimant, Duke Franz of Bavaria - "Francis II", in the Jacobite reckoning - has formally declined to pursue the claim. |
Although it is generally accepted that the Hanoverians were the preferable candidate, having greater respect for parliamentary authority, a good deal of Jacobite romanticism still exists, particularly in Scotland; although in Ireland it was largely superseded by republican sentiments, it entered the Scottish nationalist mythology, the Jacobite Highlander becoming the iconic image of the Scottish nationalist movement. To this day, there exists a number of Britons who express support for the Jacobite cause, although the current claimant, Duke Franz of Bavaria - "Francis II", in the Jacobite reckoning - has formally declined to pursue the claim. |
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''Not'' to be confused with the Battle of Hanover<ref>Which involved one Major General Stuart</ref>, part of the [[American Civil War]]. |
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* [[Awesome Moment of Crowning]]: Despite their efforts, neither James nor Charles had this. |
* [[Awesome Moment of Crowning]]: Despite their efforts, neither James nor Charles had this. |
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* [[The Butcher]]: General Cumberland. Well earned. |
* [[The Butcher]]: General Cumberland. Well earned. |
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* [[We ARE Struggling Together!]]: To later Scottish nationalists, both the Highland/Lowland divide and the inter-clan conflicts of the Highlands appear as such. While this is largely anachronistic, it emerged by the end of the 18th century, making that particular item of mythology [[Older Than Steam]]. |
* [[We ARE Struggling Together!]]: To later Scottish nationalists, both the Highland/Lowland divide and the inter-clan conflicts of the Highlands appear as such. While this is largely anachronistic, it emerged by the end of the 18th century, making that particular item of mythology [[Older Than Steam]]. |
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* [[You Will Be Assimilated]]: Following Culloden the British Government managed to, by shrewd policy, attain peace in the Highlands and even convince Highlanders to fight for them. As a result, the Highland units of the British Army toured the world, gaining a reputation as [[Badass Army|Badass Regiments]] in the Americas, against [[Napoleon Bonaparte|Napoleon]], in [[The Raj|India]] and [[The Crimean War|the Crimea]], and against [[Second Boer War|the Boers]], amongst others. |
* [[You Will Be Assimilated]]: Following Culloden the British Government managed to, by shrewd policy, attain peace in the Highlands and even convince Highlanders to fight for them. As a result, the Highland units of the British Army toured the world, gaining a reputation as [[Badass Army|Badass Regiments]] in the Americas, against [[Napoleon Bonaparte|Napoleon]], in [[The Raj|India]] and [[The Crimean War|the Crimea]], and against [[Second Boer War|the Boers]], amongst others. |
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* This series of wars has been dealt with in fiction by several authors including Sir [[Walter Scott]] and [[Robert Louis Stevenson]]. |
* This series of wars has been dealt with in fiction by several authors including Sir [[Walter Scott]] and [[Robert Louis Stevenson]]. |
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* One of the most famous fictional works about this is ''Kidnapped'' by [[Robert Louis Stevenson]], which is about an [[Odd Friendship]] between a lowland boy of Hanoverian persuasion and a Jacobite Highland warrior. |
* One of the most famous fictional works about this is ''Kidnapped'' by [[Robert Louis Stevenson]], which is about an [[Odd Friendship]] between a lowland boy of Hanoverian persuasion and a Jacobite Highland warrior. |
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