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Samuel Moresi
English 1001
Dr. Alice Blackwell
April 8, 2015
An Annotated Bibliography of the life of Archibald.
"Who Was Bonnie Prince Charlie?" Essortment. Essortment, n.d. Web. 02 Apr. 2015.
The article “Who Was Bonnie Prince Charlie” describes the life and death
of Charles Edward Stuart nicked named “bonnie prince Charlie.” Charles was
born into the Stuart Dynasty in Rome, Italy on December 31st, 1720. His father
James II of England and the rest of the Stuart dynasty were exiled from the
country in 1690 by the Dutch protestant, William III of Orange.
James had a passion to bring England back into the Catholic Church so
naturally his desire fell on to Charles’s hands. Charles was brought up with the
belief that the thrones in England and Scotland were inherently his and it was his
divine right to seize them back. This led him in 1745 to venture out to Scotland
after a failed attack on England to make his own campaign. While in Scotland,
Charles gained a small following with a few loyalists who sided that it was his
divine right to take back the throne.
Commentary: This article gives important insight into what drove bonnie prince Charlie
to take back his father’s throne and the events leading up to his arrival in
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Scotland. This article visualizes what kind of man Charles would have been, and
some of the underlying reasons why Archibald would chose to fight for him.
Bennett, G. V. Transactions of the Royal Historical Society. London: Royal Historical
Society, 1982. Print.
Bennett looks at Jacobitism in a new light as Bennett claims that many
authors like to romanticize the rebellions to fit their own narrative. Simply put,
the Jacobite uprisings were fueled by widespread distrust and animosity towards
the English government. Most of the soldiers were mostly Scottish Highlanders
but there were a few Irish. Bonnie prince Charlie took advantage of the situation
the highlanders were facing and led them to a series of rebellions and attempted
invasions.
Commentary: Bennet did a great job filling in the blanks that past authors and historians
left behind as he gave an actual motive for the rebellion and went into the
geographic and cultural differences the areas face. He also mapped out where the
rebellions occurred to give the reader a better understanding of its origins.
BB News. BBC, n.d. Web. 06 Apr. 2015.
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The BBC presents a very historically conscience account of The Battle of Culloden the
BBC list the battle of Culloden as the last stand against the ancient royal dynasty and also
as one of the last full-scale battles to take place on British soil. The article also marks the
battle as a key point in where the Scottish Highlanders started to lose their culture. Some
of the contributing factors to Jacobite’s loss at Cumberland were the fact that they were
estimated to be out numbered 9000 to 6000 and the marshy ground left them unable to
perform their favorite charge tactic.
Commentary: This article shows how slim Archibald’s chances of
survival would have been as he would have surely been captured along
with the other rebels and exiled to the colonies; both him and his family
would have been hunted down and tried as rebels against the union.
"Colonial Ways of Life." Colonial Ways of Life. N.p., n.d. Web. 6
Apr. 2015.
History Doctor’s "Colonial Ways of Life." Provides a unique
perspective on the typical life of a colonist in the new world. History
Doctor cites that many of the colonist would have died before even
stepping foot on the land many would have starved to death on the boat
ride from England. If they were lucky enough to make it past the food
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shortage they must live to fight another day against the unsanitary living
conditions widespread diseases crime and occasional native attacks.
Commentary: