JDB1745

The official X account for the Jacobite Database of 1745, prosopographic social history DB by @funkyplaid. Research blog at

[Darren S. Layne @FunkyPlaid]

The new collection edited by @LeithDavis & Kevin James is now up for pre-order, and it's 30% off with the code NEW30 at @EdinburghUP. My chapter on #Jacobite witness networks appears alongside a wonderful collection of esteemed historians and scholars.

https://t.co/lNtlo06Oq5

[Dig It! @DigItScotland]

Volunteers have found impacted musket balls where government forces engaged the Jacobite army 278 years ago at Blàr Chùil Lodair (the Battle of Culloden) ⚔️

Serving personnel and others are helping @NTS_archaeology uncover buttons, coins and more at the Highland battlefield.

[Scottish Field @ScottishField]

Archaeologists are hoping techniques used during the excavation of Waterloo can help uncover new secrets at #Culloden Battlefield. A new dig at the site of the final clash of the #Jacobite Rising in 1746 is being led by @N_T_S. https://t.co/Hth0qfOVPE

[Darren S. Layne @FunkyPlaid]

Good stuff still coming out of the ground at #Culloden. Kudos to the @NTS_archaeology team and all the volunteers for getting their knees dirty.

[Highland Archives @HLHArchives]

As part of Jacobite Festival 2024 taking place across Scotland, the Lochaber Archive Centre is holding a specially curated display of our Jacobite archives.

Wednesday 21st August, 2pm - 4pm, the Lochaber Archive Centre.

No entrance fee but DONATIONS ARE WELCOME.
See you there!

[Darren S. Layne @FunkyPlaid]

Very happy to spread the news that @MactavishAlanna has been accepted for a doctoral programme at @AbdnRiiss to continue her work in #JacobiteStudies. Alanna will be working with Brad Bow on the topic of the Educational Legacy of #Jacobitism in the Atlantic World. Great stuff!

[Society for Army Historical Research @societyarmy]

Dr Arran Johnston will speak virtually to the Society on Wednesday, July 17th 2024 at 7:00PM BST. Sign up for the talk, entitled 'Bonnie Prince Charlie on the Battlefield', via Demio now! https://t.co/5TmMTmwrd5

[Arran Paul Johnston @ArranPJohnston]

Huzzah! #JacobiteFestival programme announced, with events happening all over Scotland during 16-25 August:
https://t.co/OdiWwLPZG3

[Darren S. Layne @FunkyPlaid]

Really interesting note from John Gordon of Avochie to Lord Lewis Gordon asking to have colours made in Aberdeen for the troops. He suggests a blue ground with a boar’s head in yellow to be made of waxed cloth ‘for defending the rain’. Aberdeen citizens were to pay for it, natch.

[Tony Pollard @ProfTonyPollard]

Dec 2024 marks 60 yrs since @BBC broadcast of CULLODEN, the groundbreaking film by Peter Watkins. @NTS_archaeology @sarahcdunstan & I are marking the anniversary & looking for anyone involved in the production who wants to share memories. @UofGWarstudies @N_T_S @UofGHistory

[Darren S. Layne @FunkyPlaid]

Incredible bequeathal from Christopher Duffy to the @N_T_S Culloden archive. Here's hoping that they make it available for students and researchers to consult upon appointment when visiting the property. (pics via NTS Culloden’s FB/Insta posts)

[JDB1745 @JDB1745]

From the pages of @HistoryScotland's #SpotlightJacobites column is a short study on the soldiers from the British army who deserted their ranks and ended up fighting amongst their #Jacobite foes.

'Switching Sides' is now available on Little Rebellions!

https://t.co/CZkfexn5v0

[Darren S. Layne @FunkyPlaid]

From Jacobean to Jacobite. A nice little case study of how memory is preserved through generations, in this case tipped by the presence of a seemingly anachronistic necklace charm. @arthistorynews @JacRiding @dparrish0 @P14Murray @NL_Heritage

https://t.co/uY3dRXXEUC

[Inverness Courier @InvCourier]

Women in the Jacobite rising will be focus at event Battle of Culloden anniversary https://t.co/tPB5fxTo94

[Darren S. Layne @FunkyPlaid]

In late September 1745, 85-year-old Lieut-General Joshua Guest describes the situation at the garrison of Edinburgh Castle during the #Jacobite occupation of the capital, assuring Lord Advocate Robert Craigie that everything was well in-hand. (1/2)

[Darren S. Layne @FunkyPlaid]

The JST #JacbiteStudies Virtual Workshop Series is back for the Spring 2024 term, and we’ve got a superb line-up of scholars stopping by to share their recent work and projects-in-progress. Come for the discussion, stay for the robust collegiality!

https://t.co/R7rF2hKIzo

[Physicians' Gallery @RCPEHeritage]

This medicine chest belonged to past president of our College Stuart Threipland. He was personal physician to Bonnie Prince Charlie and this chest was used to treat patients during the 1745 Jacobite Rising, including at the Battle of Culloden

[Darren S. Layne @FunkyPlaid]

Just in time for the holiday break, my new #SpotlightJacobites essay is out in the latest issue of @HistoryScotland. This month I wrote a bit about a loyalist informer and the Lord Lyon’s attempts to secure him shelter from the disaffected populace near Inverness. @BrodieCastle

[Darren S. Layne @FunkyPlaid]

Big congrats to @ArranPJohnston on the launch of his new book on Bonnie Prince Charlie via @penswordbooks. Looking forward to seeing how his work updates the old standards of McLynn and Daiches. #Jacobites #JacobiteStudies #The45

https://t.co/1PONj25XZW

[Dr Calum Cunningham @F18CAL]

It’s nice to finally have a physical copy of the thesis in my hands for the first time. #Jacobite #PhDone