Introduction The Jacobite rising of 1715 (Scottish Gaelic: Bliadhna Sheumais); also referred to as the Fifteen or Lord Mar’s Revolt) was the attempt by James Francis Edward Stuart (also called the Old Pretender) to regain the thrones of England, Ireland and Scotland for the exiled House of Stuart. Background The 1688 Glorious Revolution deposed James… Read More

Introduction The Battle of Sheriffmuir (Scottish Gaelic: Blàr Sliabh an t-Siorraim) was an engagement in 1715 at the height of the Jacobite rising in England and Scotland. The battlefield has been included in the Inventory of Historic Battlefields in Scotland and protected by Historic Scotland under the Scottish Historical Environment Policy of 2009. Sheriffmuir was… Read More