Jacobitism
Sign in to saveJacobitism was a political ideology advocating the restoration of the senior line of the House of Stuart to the British throne. When James II of England chose exile after the November 1688 Glorious Revolution, the Parliament of England ruled he had "abandoned" the English throne, which was given to his Protestant daughter Mary II of England, and his nephew, her husband William III. In April 1689, on the same basis, the Scottish Convention awarded Mary and William the throne of Scotland.
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Jacobitism was a political movement that sought to restore the Stuart royal family to the British throne after King James II was forced into exile following the 1688 Glorious Revolution. The movement mattered because it represented a significant challenge to the new Protestant monarchy of William III and Mary II, reflecting deep divisions in Britain over religion, legitimacy, and the proper line of succession.
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- War faction.name
- Jacobitism
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- Scottish Gaelic: Na Seumasaich
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- Prince James Francis Edward Stuart by Alexis Simon Belle.jpg
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- James Francis Edward Stuart, Jacobite claimant between 1701 and 1766
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- 1688–1780s
- War faction.ideology
- Restoration of the House of Stuart Indefeasible dynastic right Divine right of kings Irish nationalism Scottish nationalism
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- Military leaders
- War faction.area
- British Isles
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20 sectionsContents
- Political background
- Ideology
- Jacobite supporters in the three kingdoms
- Ireland
- England and Wales
- Scotland
- Community
- Post-1745 decline
- Analysis
- Romantic revival
- Neo-Jacobite revival
- Literary legacy
- English and Lowland Scots
- Irish language literature
- Scottish Gaelic literature
- See also
- Explanatory footnotes
- Citations
- Sources
- External links
Jacobitism was a political ideology advocating the restoration of the senior line of the House of Stuart to the British throne. When James II of England chose exile after the November 1688 Glorious Revolution, the Parliament of England ruled he had "abandoned" the English throne, which was given to his Protestant daughter Mary II of England, and his nephew, her husband William III. In April 1689, on the same basis, the Scottish Convention awarded Mary and William the throne of Scotland.
The Revolution created the principle of a contract between monarch and people, which if violated meant the monarch could be removed. A key tenet of Jacobitism was that kings were appointed by God, making the post-1688 regime illegitimate; however, it also functioned as an outlet for popular discontent, and thus was a complex mix of ideas, many opposed by the Stuarts themselves. Conflict between Prince Charles and Scottish Jacobites over the Acts of Union 1707 and divine right seriously undermined the 1745 rising.
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