The '45

Christopher Duffy

List Price £18.99

This title is not yet available; click on 'Notify Me' to be emailed when we receive stock.

Product Details

ISBN: 9780753822623
Publisher: Phoenix
Publication Date: 04 April 2007
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Pages: 639 p.

About the Book

The '45 Rising has been romanticised over the centuries in many books and films, and still arouses strong emotions in Scotland, but this is the first comprehensive history ever. It is based on original research in all available archives, including Swedish, French and German records. These make nonsense of the many popular histories based on self-serving accounts written by a few of the key participants. Christopher Duffy, the world's greatest authority on 18th century warfare, writes a vivid narrative that overturns many accepted 'facts' about The '45. This is a major work that addresses a crucial episode in British history: the last time that a British monarch stood a serious chance of being unseated by a dynastic rival at the head of an army.