Jacobite

Jacobite,
a term used to describe supporters of James II of England ( 1633 – 1701 ), his son James ( 1688 – 1766 ), known as the old pretender, and his son Charles Edward Stuart ( 1720 – 88 ), known as ‘the young pretender’, ‘the young chevalier’, and ‘Bonnie Prince Charlie’. Jacobite hopes were effectively crushed in the brutal defeat of the Highland revolt at Culloden in 1746 by troops led by the duke of (‘Butcher’) Cumberland ( 1721 – 65 ). The Jacobite cause was taken up by many writers (including C. Nairne , whose songs were celebrated) and provided material for innumerable historical novels .