About this Event
The rising of 1745-6 was led by Prince Charles Edward Stuart on behalf of his father, ‘The Old Pretender’, son of the exiled King James II. It delivered a seismic shock to Britain’s body politic, shaking the three central pillars of our constitution: the Monarchy, Parliament, and the Law. This lecture traces the history of the Jacobite movement. It also tracks the 1745 campaign from its Highland origin to its military and indeed political demise at Culloden. There will be specific reference to the three Surgeons-General who attended the prince and his forces.
Prof. David Purdie is a Fellow of Edinburgh University’s Institute for Advanced Studies in the Humanities. He has published work on the Enlightenment including books on the philosopher David Hume and the poet and novelist Sir Walter Scott.
This lecture will be available in person at Marlborough Road Methodist Church and online via Zoom. Attendance is free to members; £5 for non-members. Please click on the button above right, and register your option. You will then receive confirmation of your registration by email return. Registration closes at 3.30pm on Tuesday 16 April.
All those registered will be emailed the Zoom joining instructions by 4pm on the day of the lecture. If you have not received this by 5pm, please contact us using the email address below. NB. If you are registering two or more members to attend via Zoom, and want each of them to receive the link in their own email inbox, these details need to be entered at registration.
If you have any questions, please email Gill Girdziusz via [email protected]
Image above: Painting by David Morier depicting the Battle of Culloden 1746
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Marlborough Road Methodist Church, 69 Marlborough Road, St Albans, United Kingdom
GBP 0.00 to GBP 5.00
