Ashbridge, Elizabeth, and Arthur Charles Curtis. Quaker Grey. Astolat Press, 1904.
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James Edward Stuart
Standard Name: Stuart, James Edward
Used Form: Prince of Wales
Connections
| Connections Sort descending | Author name | Excerpt |
|---|---|---|
| Cultural formation | Elizabeth Ashbridge | She left the Dublin cousin because she hated his Quaker
religion. Naturally vivacious, this teenaged widow found her cousin's gloomy sense of sorrow and conviction, |
| Family and Intimate relationships | Lady Lucy Herbert | This was the outcome of the Meal Tub Plot, so called after the container in Elizabeth Cellier
's kitchen where evidence was planted. Lady Powis was then granted bail, and the charges against her... |
| Family and Intimate relationships | Winifred Maxwell Countess of Nithsdale | When the English court turned Catholic, Lady Powis served as lady-in-waiting to the queen, Mary of Modena
. She was a witness to the birth of the king and queen's baby son
, was appointed... |
| Friends, Associates | Jane Barker | While there is no evidence that JB
was close to influential members of the court in exile, a number of her mother's relations were well established there. She made literary advances to many members of... |
| Intertextuality and Influence | Aphra Behn | |
| Occupation | Winifred Maxwell Countess of Nithsdale | Mary of Modena
had no position to give, though she wrote a letter of advice. Lady Nithsdale offered her services to a potential wife of James Edward
as soon as the existence of such a... |
| politics | Elizabeth Bury | EB
recorded that God had heard Prayer [not only hers], and answer'd signally, in defeating the French Invasion—that is, the fleet carrying the Pretender
which got as far as the Firth of Forth in Scotland. Bury, Elizabeth. An Account of the Life and Death of Mrs Elizabeth Bury. Editor Bury, Samuel, Printed by and for J. Penn and sold by J. Sprint, 1720. 120 |
| politics | Mary Caesar | The government discovered a plot by Count Gyllenborg
(Swedish ambassador to Britain) and others for Charles XII
of Sweden to invade to restore James Edward Stuart
to the throne. Sedgwick, Romney, editor. The History of Parliament: The House of Commons 1715-1754. 1970, http://www.histparl.ac.uk/about/publications/1715-1754. Under Charles Caesar (1673-1741) |
| politics | Mary Caesar | |
| politics | Lady Lucy Herbert | LLH
, like her parents, was a Jacobite and an activist in the cause. She looked on James Edward Stuart
as James III, rightful king of England and Scotland, and must have been delighted when... |
| Publishing | Elizabeth Cellier | Lady Powis
, governess to the infant Prince of Wales
, brought the baby to the king
with Elizabeth Cellier
's Foundling Hospital petition in his hand. Lady Powis was author of a broadside Ballad... |
| Textual Features | Jane Barker | |
| Textual Production | Elizabeth Delaval | Though ED
never composed another substantial work, writing remained a significant element in her economically and politically active life. During the 1670s, the decade of her first marriage, she addressed several petitions to Charles II |
| Textual Production | Aphra Behn | Hopes were strained, for so far the queen's eight pregnancies had produced no child which survived. Todd, Janet. The Secret Life of Aphra Behn. Rutgers University Press, 1997. 401 |
| Theme or Topic Treated in Text | Charlotte O'Conor Eccles | Here she relates the romantic tale of the marriage of Marie Casimire Clémentine Sobieski
(or Clementina Sobieska) to James Edward Stuart
, known to British history as the Old Pretender. She draws her material from... |
Timeline
10 June 1688: The son of Mary of Modena and James II was...
National or international item
10 June 1688
The son of Mary of Modena
and James II
was born; the date became one of annual importance to Jacobites.
Evelyn, John. The Diary of John Evelyn. Editor De Beer, Esmond Samuel, Oxford University Press, 1959.
882
24 August 1688: At eleven weeks old the prince James Edward...
Building item
24 August 1688
At eleven weeks old the prince James Edward
was finally found a wet-nurse.
Evelyn, John. The Diary of John Evelyn. Editor De Beer, Esmond Samuel, Oxford University Press, 1959.
882, 888
1 August 1714: Queen Anne died and messengers left for Hanover...
National or international item
1 August 1714
Queen Anne
died and messengers left for Hanover to inform George I
that he had assumed the throne.
Cook, Chris, and John, 1946 - Stevenson. The Longman Handbook of Modern British History, 1714-1980. Longman, 1983.
2, 44
Fryde, Edmund Boleslaw. Handbook of British Chronology. Editors Greenway, D. E. et al., 3rd ed., Offices of the Royal Historical Society, 1986.
45
6 September 1715: The first Jacobite Rebellion began when John...
National or international item
6 September 1715
The first Jacobite Rebellion began when John Erskine, 6th Earl of Mar
, raised his standard. He also issued a proclamation at Braemar, Scotland, declaring that James III
was the rightful king.
Steinberg, Sigfrid Henry. Historical Tables: 58 BC-AD 1985. 11th ed., Garland Publishing, 1986.
162
Gregg, Edward. “The Jacobite Career of John, Earl of Mar”. Ideology and Conspiracy: Aspects of Jacobitism, 1689-1759, edited by Eveline Cruickshanks, John Donald, 1982, pp. 179-94.
4 February 1716: The Pretender and Lord Mar embarked for France...
National or international item
4 February 1716
The Pretender and Lord Mar
embarked for France from Scotland, abandoning their rebellion and their Jacobite supporters.
Palmer, Alan, and Veronica Palmer. The Chronology of British History. Century, 1992.
210
Cook, Chris, and John, 1946 - Stevenson. The Longman Handbook of Modern British History, 1714-1995. 3rd ed., Longman, 1996.
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