Lochiel of the '45: The Jacobite Chief and the Prince

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This biography tells of Lochiel's life and casts new light on the motives and politics of the last Jacobite Rising. Using new material - including the "Memoire d'un Ecossais", an account written by Lochiel himself and recently discovered in the archives of the French Foreign Ministry - the work recalls how "Gentle" Donald Cameron of Lochiel was one of Bonnie Prince Charlie's most devoted Highland followers. Lochiel was at the heart of the Jacobite plot to restore him to the throne in 1745. He also played a major part in the Stuart prince's escape to France, but, unable to come to terms with the tragedy which had fallen on his people, Lochiel died shortly afterwards in 1748.

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Worth every penny for those interested in the '45. -- Rennie McOwen Scholarly, of course, this book has some great action writing too. This book enables us to see one of the key figures of the Forty-Five in the round. John Gibson has obeyed Shakespeare's maxim on biography: "Beat not the bones of the buried; while he lived he was a man". -- Rosalind Mitchison Publisher and author are to be congratulated on producing this original, scholarly and readable book ! This account of "the hero of the '45" deserves to become a key text. A splendid book ! Carefully researched and elegantly written. -- Trevor Royle Worth every penny for those interested in the '45. Scholarly, of course, this book has some great action writing too. This book enables us to see one of the key figures of the Forty-Five in the round. John Gibson has obeyed Shakespeare's maxim on biography: "Beat not the bones of the buried; while he lived he was a man". Publisher and author are to be congratulated on producing this original, scholarly and readable book ! This account of "the hero of the '45" deserves to become a key text. A splendid book ! Carefully researched and elegantly written.