Outlander and the Real Jacobites

Outlander has brought the story of the 1745 Jacobite uprising to the popular imagination, but who were the Jacobites, really? Explore this pivotal moment in Scottish history, visiting some of the key locations from Jamie and Claire's travels. Discover what clan life was really like, read about medicine in the 1700s and find out whether the red coats were really as bad as Jack Randall. Meet Bonnie Prince Charlie and explore how he managed to inspire an uprising from France and then storm England with a force of no more than 5,000 soldiers. Witness the battle of Culloden and what really happened there, before exploring the aftermath of this final attempt for a Stuart restoration. AUTHOR: Shona Kinsella is the author of The Vessel of KalaDene series as well as fantasy novellas _Petra MacDonald and the Queen of the Fae and The Flame and the Flood. She is the editor of the British Fantasy Society's fiction publication BFS Horizons. She lives in the West of Scotland with her husband and three children. 30 b/w illustrations