Culloden

Battle & Aftermath

Paul O'Keeffe

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Vintage
12 February 2023

British & Irish history; Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900; Revolutions, uprisings, rebellions; Military history; Battles & campaigns

One of the most brutal battles in British domestic history brought to stunning life by a master military historian

'Excellent... It is a tremendous tale - one of the most dramatic in our island's history - and O'Keeffe tells it beautifully' The Times

Charles Edward Stuart's campaign to seize the British throne ended with one of the quickest defeats in history- on 16 April 1746, at Culloden, his Jacobite army was overpowered in under forty minutes. Its brutal repercussions, however, endured for years, its legacy for centuries.

Paul O'Keeffe follows the Jacobite army from initial victories to calamitous defeat. Exploring the battle's aftermath, he chronicles the Jacobite prisoners paying for their treason on block and gibbet while those granted 'the King's mercy' suffered the fate of forced labour on plantations in the colonies. While Stuart's cause eventually acquired an aura of romanticism, the Jacobite Rising remains one of the most bloody and divisive conflicts in British domestic history, which resonates to this day.

'Detailed, vivid - and not for the faint-hearted' Financial Times

'Fascinating, meticulously researched... tremendous' Daily Mail

'Intensely readable... and vividly written' Neal Ascherson, London Review of Books

By: Paul O'Keeffe
Imprint: Vintage
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 129mm, Spine: 31mm
Weight: 369g
ISBN: 9781784704452
ISBN 10: 1784704458
Pages: 432
Publication Date: 12 February 2023
Audience: General/trade , Professional and scholarly , College/higher education , ELT Advanced , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Paul O'Keeffe is a lecturer and writer based in Liverpool. His acclaimed books include Waterloo- The Aftermath and, Culloden- Battle & Aftermath, described by the Daily Mail as 'As vivid as the Ten O'Clock News... fascinating, detailed, meticulously researched... tremendous'.

Reviews for Culloden: Battle & Aftermath

As vivid as the Ten O'Clock News... fascinating, detailed, meticulously researched... tremendous * Daily Mail * A fascinating portrait of 18th-century Britain as an age of elegance and brutality... I recommend this book strongly -- Allan Massie * Scotsman * [Paul O'Keeffe] brings the last battle on British soil to life with page-turning vivacity -- Graeme Thomson * Mail on Sunday * O'Keeffe gives an excellent, visceral account of the one-sided battle... It is a tremendous tale - one of the most dramatic in our island's history - and O'Keeffe tells it beautifully, deploying a wide variety of sources to impressive effect -- Saul David * The Times * A fascinating, meticulously researched, often brutally detailed account of a short episode in British history, the repercussions of which are still felt hundreds of years later... without being there, those times could not be more vividly brought to life than in this tremendous book -- Roger Alton * Daily Mail * Detailed, vivid - and not for the faint-hearted * Financial Times *