Jacobites

Lord George Murray ~ Jacobite General

This entry was posted in Perth People and tagged Jacobites Soldier on January 29, 2014 by madeinpe

Lord George Murray: Jacobite soldier and son of the Duke of Atholl, born around 1700. Educated at Perth Grammar School, George Murray went on to take part in the Jacobite risings of 1715, 1719 and 1745. After the failure of 1715 and 1719, he fled to France. Pardoned in 1726, George […]

Perth During the ’45 Rising

This entry was posted in Perth Past and tagged '45 Risings Charles Edward Stuart Jacobites Perth Past St John's Kirk on September 15, 2013 by madeinpe

The ’45 Rising: Charles Edward Stuart, Bonnie Prince Charlie, entered Perth on 4th September 1745. His father, James Stuart, had been proclaimed King as James VIII and III from the Mercat Cross at Perth. The Prince approached Perth from the north following the road across the North Inch to the […]