TY - JOUR
T1 - Jacobitism and the historian
T2 - Some neglected sources on the Jacobite insurrections of 1715 and 1745
AU - Schweizer, Karl
PY - 2013
Y1 - 2013
N2 - Jacobitism - under the impact of new perspectives in political thought, religion, culture, and society - remains a contested subject of British historiography. The present article examines various aspects of this academic debate and warns against a monolithic view of the discord that fueled Jacobite disaffection. It shows that Jacobitism - whether Scottish, English, or Welsh - was riddled with ethnic and sectarian divisions that made collective, cooperative measures all but impossible. The paper also draws attention to fresh manuscript material that gives greater precision to the myriadforces shaping the agenda and direction of Jacobite activism.
AB - Jacobitism - under the impact of new perspectives in political thought, religion, culture, and society - remains a contested subject of British historiography. The present article examines various aspects of this academic debate and warns against a monolithic view of the discord that fueled Jacobite disaffection. It shows that Jacobitism - whether Scottish, English, or Welsh - was riddled with ethnic and sectarian divisions that made collective, cooperative measures all but impossible. The paper also draws attention to fresh manuscript material that gives greater precision to the myriadforces shaping the agenda and direction of Jacobite activism.
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U2 - 10.3138/cjh.48.3.441
DO - 10.3138/cjh.48.3.441
M3 - Review article
AN - SCOPUS:84901001348
SN - 0008-4107
VL - 48
SP - 441
EP - 457
JO - Canadian Journal of History
JF - Canadian Journal of History
IS - 3
ER -