What is Jacobitism?
[[Image:King James II from NPG.jpg|thumb|right|The name of the movement derives from deposed Stuart monarch, [[James II of England|James II and VII]].]] '''Jacobitism''' was (and, to a much smaller extent, is) the [[politics|political]] movement that tried to put the [[House of Stuart|Stuarts]] back onto the thrones of [[Kingdom of England|England]], [[Kingdom of Scotland|Scotland]] and [[Kingdom of Ireland|Ireland]]. It took its name from the [[Latin]] form ''Jacobus'' of the name of King [[James II of England|James II and VII]]. Jacobitism began after James II and VII was deposed in 1688. He was replaced by his daughter [[Mary II of England|Mary II]] jointly with her husband, [[William III of England|William of Orange]], who was also her first cousin. The Stuarts lived on the [[Europe|European]] Continent and sometimes tried to get back the throne with the help of [[France]] or [[Spain]]. The most important places of Jacobitism were Ireland and Scotland, especially the [[Scottish Highlands]]. In [[England]], Jacobitism was strongest in the [[Northern England|North]]. There was some support also in [[Wales]]. Many [[Roman Catholicism|Catholics]] supported Jacobitism and hoped the Stuarts to end the laws against them. Many others helped Jacobite military campaigns for all sorts of reasons such as in the hope of improve their fortunes. In Scotland, the Jacobite cause became a lasting [[Romanticism|romantic]] memory. == Further reading == *Ruvigny & Raineval, Marquis de (Melville Henry Massue) (comp.). ''The Jacobite Peerage, Baronetage, Knightage & Grants of Honour''. Edinburgh: T. C. & E. C. Jack, 1904. * ''The Lion in the North'', John Prebble, Penguin Books 1973 * ''Maritime Scotland'', Brian Lavery, B T Batsford Ltd., 2001, {{ISBN|0-7134-8520-5}} * ''Scotland, A Concise History'', Fitzroy Maclean, Thames and Hudson 1991, {{ISBN|0-500-27706-0}} * ''Bonnie Prince Charlie'', Fitzroy Maclean, Canongate Books Ltd. 1989 {{ISBN|0-86241-568-3}} * ''The Jacobites, Britain and Europe 1688 – 1788'', Daniel Szechi, Man