Battle of Culloden, Scotland, 1746
(Above painting represents an artist's impression of the Battle of Culloden.) This evening, I am posting a summary of the sequence of events pertaining to the last battle on British soil, in 1746. The battle site, which is about 5 miles east of Inverness in the Scottish Highlands, now forms part of an excellent visitor experience operated by the National Trust for Scotland. Arrival of Charles On August 19th 1745 Charles Edward Stuart “Bonnie Prince Charlie” landed on the shores of Loch Shiel at Glenfinnan . This was the catalyst to a military based challenge to claim the crowns of England and Scotland for the House of Stuart. Some eighty years earlier Charles’ grandfather, James II had been evicted by the British establishment owing to James’ Catholicism subsequent to which Britain had been ruled by Protestants. Key rehearsal : The Latin name for James is Jacob which gave rise to the term 'Jacobite' meaning a supporter of the former Stuart dynasty and the d...