In the first monograph to fully examine the intersecting networks of Jacobites and travellers to the continent, Filet considers how small states used official diplomacy and deployed soft power - embodied by educational academies - to achieve foreign policy goals. This work uses little-known archival materials to explain how and why certain small states secretly supported the Jacobite cause during the crucial years surrounding the 1715 rising, while others stayed out of Jacobite affairs.
At the same time, the book demonstrates how early modern small states sought to cultivate good relations with Britain by attracting travellers as part of a wider trend of ensuring connections with future diplomats or politicians in case a Stuart restoration never came. This publication therefore brings together a study of Britain, small states, Jacobitism, and educational travel, in its nexus at continental academies.
By:
Jérémy Filet Imprint: Manchester University Press Country of Publication: United Kingdom Dimensions:
Height: 234mm,
Width: 156mm,
Spine: 16mm
Weight: 538g ISBN:9781526179920 ISBN 10: 152617992X Series:Jacobite Studies Pages: 264 Publication Date:22 April 2025 Audience:
General/trade
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College/higher education
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Professional and scholarly
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ELT Advanced
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Further / Higher Education
Format:Hardback Publisher's Status: Active
Jeremy Filet is a Lecturer in French at Manchester Metropolitan University
