Jacobites
Exiled dynasty supporters
Jacobites were supporters of the exiled Stuart king James II and his descendants after the Glorious Revolution of 1688 deposed him in favor of William and Mary.
The name comes from Jacobus, Latin for James.
Jacobite risings challenged British rule, most famously the 1745 rebellion led by Bonnie Prince Charlie.
The term now appears mainly in historical contexts: Jacobite sympathies, Jacobite uprising.
Scottish-origin English dynasty
- Bonnie Prince CharlieExiled Stuart heir
- CullodenScottish battlefield, 1746
- PretenderOne feigning rightful claim
- Glorious RevolutionEngland's 1688 regime change
Restoration · Exile · attainder · forfeiture · Whigs · Tories
Related family groups
- tartanPatterned clan fabric
- HighlandsNamed elevated regions
- GaelicCeltic linguistic tradition
- EdinburghScotland's seat of government
bagpipes · kilts · Culloden · Scots · diaspora · heather · thistle · broadswords
Organized resistance to power
- insurrectionViolent uprising against authority
- risingsUpward movements or revolts
- seditionInciting revolt against government
- revoltOrganized resistance to power
resistance · insurgency · conflict · battle · warfare · guerrilla · subversion · plotting
Stuart
Scottish-origin English dynasty
- Bonnie Prince CharlieExiled Stuart heir
- CullodenScottish battlefield, 1746
- PretenderOne feigning rightful claim
Glorious Revolution · Restoration · Exile · attainder · forfeiture · Whigs · Tories
clans
Related family groups
Edinburgh · bagpipes · kilts · Culloden · Scots · diaspora · heather · thistle · broadswords · dirks
uprising
Organized resistance to power
- insurrectionViolent uprising against authority
- risingsUpward movements or revolts
- seditionInciting revolt against government
revolt · resistance · insurgency · conflict · battle · warfare · guerrilla · subversion · plotting · conspiracy
allegiance
Loyalty owed to authority
- fealtyPledged devotion to authority
- monarchistsSupporters of royal government
- royalistsSupporters of hereditary rule
adherents · partisans · devotion · fidelity · oath · steadfast · faithful · diehards · cause · toast
- Jacobite risingsArmed attempts restoring deposed monarchy
- Jacobite uprisingsScottish attempts restoring exiled dynasty