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Jacobite Videos

These clips are all suitable for the classroom. Sadly, some are in the wrong format for iPads, marked (iPad), but they will still work on laptops or IWB.

The Jacobites and the Hanoverians
DURATION: 5:02
Members of the Alba Adventure Company demonstrate Jacobite and Redcoat weapons and battle methods, and give reasons why the Jacobites were defeated at Culloden.

Glenfinnan
DURATION: 0:54
Prince Charlie arrived at Glenfinnan as planned. The Stuart flag was raised by the Duke of Atholl, and by the end of the day over 1,000 men stood ready to support the Prince.

Seven Men of Moidart
DURATION: 0:50
Charles Edward Stuart did not arrive in Scotland with an army but with just seven companions, the 'Seven Men of Moidart'.

The Battle of Killiecrankie (iPad)
DURATION: 2:59
Led by Viscount Dundee (formerly John Graham of Claverhouse) the rising in support of James VII was the first of the Jacobite risings.

The Battle of Dunkeld (iPad)
DURATION: 4:09
With the Jacobite forces marching towards Edinburgh William Cleland leads a Covenanter army in a suicide mission to halt them. The two sides meet at Dunkeld.

The Act of Union (iPad)
DURATION: 2:04
Years of poor harvests and near bankruptcy due to the Darien fiasco led to Scotland appealing to the English parliament for financial aid. Aid arrived in the form of the Union.

The 1715 Rising (iPad)
DURATION: 4:26
The Earl of Mar raises the Stuart standard at Braemar. James Francis Edward Stuart returns from exile but the Rising fails after James Francis loses his nerve.

Wade's Roads (iPad)
DURATION: 1:28
General George Wade is appointed Commander-in-Chief of British forces in Scotland and begins building roads and forts to fortify the Highlands.

The 1745 Rising (iPad)
DURATION: 2:35
With limited funds, no French support and only seven men, Charles Edward Stuart lands in Scotland and attempts to raise the clans to reclaim the British throne for the Stuarts.

The Battle of Prestonpans (iPad)
DURATION: 2:23
After triumphantly capturing Edinburgh Charles faced his first military test at Prestonpans as a force of British troops mustered to do battle. Defeat would spell the end for his hopes of restoring the Stuart monarchy.

The Jacobites invade England (iPad)
DURATION: 3:01
With Scotland firmly under their control, Charles Edward persuades his generals to advance towards London. They stop at Derby but, fearing that they are surrounded by Hanoverian armies, decide to retreat back to the Highlands.

Battlefield Britain - Episode 7: Culloden: The Jacobites' Last Stand
DURATION: 58:57
Peter and Dan Snow take an in-depth look at the Battle of Culloden in 1746.