A New History Of The 45 Rebellion By Jacqueline Riding

The Jacobite rebellion started the rise of nationalism to the ancient throne in Britain and would be known as one of the first rebellions to change the dynamics of British history. In Jacobites A New History of THE ’45 Rebellion by Jacqueline Riding, as readers we read about personal and real accounts such as letters of what happened through the battles and downfalls of Jacobites. Compared to our textbook A History of the British Isles who gives us brief summaries and other historians opinions about the rebellion which is the difference between both. The Jacobite Rebellion was started because Charles Edward Stuart (Bonnie Prince Charlie) wanted to regain the British throne back to the House of Stuart. Our textbook tells us that in England at

Each stop was an accomplishment or setback for Jacobites but overall they were still one step closer London. The overall goal that Charles wanted to succeed at was getting to London and combining the England and Scotland thrones (Riding). Charles and his army wanted to try to gain full Jacobite support to help create a bigger and show the Hanoverians that they could compete against them. Jacobite support differed in many places in England some better than others. In Derby we saw how the army had to retreat due to the fact getting Jacobite support here was failing and no one resisted. Derby was a failure for the Jacobites because yet again they had gone unnoticed by the French and still did not gain enough support which caused them to leave defeated and travel back to Scotland to regroup. Compared in Carlisle which was a great milestone for the Scots. The British were not prepared for the attack and Carlisle which helped the Jacobites regain hope as well as getting a closer effort towards England. Riding I felt needed to show in the book the downside and upside of what the Jacobites had to deal with as well as the English side. It gives us explanations of how this rebellion would be a major turning point in history because many people were afraid to speak out against the government. The historical evidence that Riding uses in her book to make each

She left no one out nor changed anything that gave the book the integrity that it deserved. I liked how Riding also showed the good and bad side of Charles leadership. She showed how this man was very dedicated, strong willed, and courageous man to get back the throne but we also see how hard Charles was on himself at many of his defeats. At Culloden, it was hard for him to realize that he should not have brought his men until battle. This was an ill fated defeat for him and Charles took it very hardly. It was great to see both sides because it showed that Charles was not only a good leader but also a human being. I also like how the fact the Riding included the journey of the whole rebellion. It let the reader look forward to what was to come next and was easier to understand the book more especially with the maps used in it. The chapters also were not so long and were very detailed so it did gravitate the reader in more in a short but informative way. The author argument is compelling because it shows that more people were seeking to be represented by people that were advocating for everyone. If this rebellion did not start in Britain it could have started anywhere for the fact that more people wanted to have a fair and just government system. The rebellion should not be seen as bad thing but overall as stepping stone for British history. I do not believe Riding missed anything