Black Jeremy. Culloden and the '1745

The History Press, 2010. — 252 p.The '1745 Rebellion was the greatest challenge to the 18th century British state. This study examines the political and military context of the uprising and highlights the seriousness of the challenge posed by the Jacobites. The book makes a good case for how 1745 rebellion challenged the Hanoverian grip on power more seriously than often realised. It reads a bit like a text book, is stylistically unremarkable and fails to light up its subject with interesting period or biographic detail. This is a pretty full political and military account of the 1745 Jacobite rising. Jeremy Black has been very thorough in his research and is very knowledgeable, he also includes some aspects of other rebellions, such as the '1715. A good overall history of the struggle, which is not biased to either side, culminating in the battle of Culloden and the then, shameful pacification of the Highlands, in my view one of the worst stains on Britain's long military history. There are better accounts of the Battle ,and more thrilling reads on the subject, but this one is very complete.