10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «OLD PRETENDER»
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Old Pretender in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
Old Pretender and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Negotiations of the
Old Pretender Looking Forward to His ...
CONTENTS CHAPTER I Page James,the Old Pretender,and Eng1and,l7l5-17l6...
...........1 CHAPTER II The International Relations of Europe,17l5-1720...........55
CHAPTER III The Pretender and Louis XIV and the Regent of France, ...
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James Edward, the
Old Pretender
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.
Henry Delacombe Roome, 2011
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The comprehensive history of England, from the earliest ...
James, having read the papers, thought the project practicable and well-timed ;
for the clamour against Walpole was then at its height, and, knowing little of
England or of English humours, the old pretender fancied that the voice of party
was ...
Charles MacFarlane, Thomas Thomson, 1792
An account of an attempt to affitffinate t/za old pretender. From r/ze letter: of Oliver
Macctllafler, ' Esq ,- justpuþlisbed. ABout five and thirty years ago, a certain
Scoteh Lord, then in a high character at Paris, employed a person to assassinate
or ...
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The Jacobites: Britain and Europe, 1688-1788
The first fruits of the tsar's new interest in the potential usefulness of the Jacobites
came in the form of an offer of a marriage alliance between a Russian grand-
duchess (Peter's daughter Anne) and the Old Pretender, who was at that time ...
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The Turf Register and Sportsman & Breeder's Stud-book: ...
... Mr. Parker's Twilight, 4- years old; Sir C. Bampsylde's Fortunehunler, aged ; Mr.
Haynes's Tempest, 4 yrs old ; and Mr. O'Kelly's Golden-Rose, 4 years old: —
Pretender the favourite. At Newmarket First Spring Meeting, 1777, Pretender won
...
William Pick, R. Johnson, 1805
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Behind the Palace Doors: Five Centuries of Sex, Adventure, ...
known as the Young Pretender,* was the grandson of Iames II, the Catholic king
with autocratic tendencies, and the son of James Edward Stuart, or the Old
Pretender, whose birth in 1688 helped precipitate the Glorious Revolution that
swept ...
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The Hutchinson Illustrated Encyclopedia of British History
Louis XIV recognized his son as King iames III (later known as the 'Old Pretender'
l. 1 708 23-4 March A French naval squadron attempted to land the Old
Pretender on the Firth of Forth. but withdrew. 1715 SSeptStart of 'the Fifteen'i
following ...
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The turf register, and sportsman & breeder's stud-book, by ...
O'Kelly's Golden-Rose, 4 years old:— Pretender the favourite. At Newmarket First
Spring Meeting, 1777, Pretender won 50l. for six years old and aged, 8sl.7lb. all
others, Sst. R. C. beating the Duke of Grafton's Alagnet, 6 years old : — The ...
William Pick, R. Johnson, 1805
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A Court in Exile: The Stuarts in France, 1689-1718
... 'pretended Prince of Wales'. When he succeeded his father they began to call
him the 'pretender'. When, much later, he married and had children, they
distinguished between him and his elder son by referring to him as the 'old
pretender'.
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «OLD PRETENDER»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
Old Pretender is used in the context of the following news items.
If you're up for an uprising, head for Braemar
... James Francis Edward Stuart, the Old Pretender. On Saturday, July 25, a Land Rover safari will set off from the Fife Mews for the Quoich for a ... «Aberdeen Press and Journal, Jul 15»
Have a right royal time on iconic Deeside
It was all a pretext to rally the clans to rise up against the government and put the Old Pretender on the throne as James VIII. The Lonach ... «Aberdeen Press and Journal, Jul 15»
Bonnie Prince Charlie miniatures to go on display
... Benedict Stuart were commissioned in 1737 by their exiled father, James Francis Edward Stuart, the “Old Pretender” of the Jacobite cause. «Edinburgh Evening News, Jul 15»
Orange museums are welcome additions to cultural scene in NI
... the Old Pretender and the Young Pretender – the son and grandson of the defeated James II, who believed that the English crown was theirs. «Belfast Newsletter, Jun 15»
The Duke of Fife - obituary
The 5th Earl was a Jacobite and his support for the “Old Pretender” led to his honours and estates being forfeited to the Crown in 1715. In 1855 ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jun 15»
Weiss Gallery to Show Rediscovered Portrait of Elisabeth of France …
... and is delighted to display this unrivalled collection of Britain's most famous monarchs, including Bloody Mary Tudor and the Old Pretender, ... «ArtfixDaily, Jun 15»
Watch Bath MP Ben Howlett's Maiden Speech from the House of …
A convenient nine months later, the future Old Pretender was born—at this point I shall forget the bit about the Tory Jacobites losing in Bath and ... «Bath Chronicle, Jun 15»
Bath MP boasts about city water's magical powers
"James II's wife Mary visited Bath when she struggled to conceive and in a convenient nine months later the future Old Pretender was born.". «Western Daily Press, Jun 15»
Anger at demolition of one of Birmingham's oldest buildings after fire
... said: “This building was erected on the last date that the Scots invaded England on behalf of James the second's son the Old Pretender. «Birmingham Post, Jun 15»
Remembering the Jacobites at Traquair
The Old Pretender James Francis Edward Stuart attempted to regain the thrones of England, Scotland and Ireland during a bloody 1715. «Peeblesshire News, Jun 15»
