Bonnie Prince Charlie

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In 1745, the Scots rose to the banner of Charles Edward Stuart who returned from exile in an attempt to overturn the rule of London and reclaim the Scottish throne from George II.

That dream and the '45 rebellion came to an abrupt end on Culloden Moor on the 16th April 1746, when the Scots were utterly crushed by a vastly superior force led by the kings son, the Duke of Cumberland. Fleeing for his life, Charlie was spirited across the sea to Skye and on to freedom in France. The crossing from the Scottish mainland owed all to one faithful heroine, Flora MacDonald, who disguised her king as her maidservant. Many Scottish patriots died in years to come, still believing that their 'darling' Charlie would come again. But he never did - slipping, instead, into the pages of Scottish folklore.

It's up yon heathery mountain
And down yon scroggy glen
We daurna' gang a-milking
for Charlie and his men!
Charlie He's My Darling (circa, 1786)

But tis not my sufferings, thus wretched forlorn-
My brave, gallant friends, Tis your ruin I mourn,
Your faith proved so loyal in hot, bloody trial,
Alas! Can I make it no better return!
The Chevalier's Lament (March, 1788)

Bonnie Prince Charlie

Bishop
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