Articles related to "House Of Stuart"

The National Trust for Scotland opened a new visitor centre at Culloden in 2008, showing the big picture behind this decisive last hand-to-hand battle on British soil.

The prolific, thorny thistle is credited in legend as the plant that saved Scotland during the Middle Ages.

After the failure of the Jacobite Rebellion of 1745 Prince Charles Edward Stuart went on the run.

In King Lear, Shakespeare shows both his opposition and support of King James I and monarchy in general.

The house of Stuart ruled England, Scotland and Ireland from 1603 until 1714. They ruled during the English Civil War as well as the Restoration period of Charles II.

Stevenson uses David Balfour and Alan Stewart's friendship in Kidnapped as a catalyst for David's character growth as well as a subtle response to political conflict.

As an island nation with an enviable heritage, it seems rather paradoxical to state that Britain has no national identity, this article examines whether this is the case.

Fought on 16th April 1746, the Battle of Culloden remains an emotive issue for many Scots, as visits to the battlefield arouse strong feelings.