An attempted rising in 1708 had been unsuccessful which ... Popular support for the Jacobite movement increased due to growing Jacobite culture - poems, songs and fiddle tunes persuaded many ...

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Scotland's History Union and Jacobites The 1715 Jacobite Rising The Adobe Flash player and Javascript are required in order to view a video which appears on this page ...

The Earl of Mar and other Jacobite leaders played a significant role in generating support for the rising of 1715. Mar organised a gathering of Jacobite clans at Braemar and told them of the ...