So you were born into the Stuart Dynasty
Charles Edward Stuart is the product of this marriage.
James Stuart & Clementina Sobieska
These loyalists believed the Stuarts were the true monarchs of Britain.
The Jacobites
Where does the nickname "Bonnie" come from?
He was good looking
Bonnie = beautiful/handsome
The amount offered as a bounty for Charlie's head
£30 000
Charlie's great-great-great-grandfather and great-great-great-grandmother are both missing this vastly important appendage
Their heads
His mom left him when he was five, not for another man, but for this kind of all-female community.
A convent
Charles's goal in leading the 45' was to reverse the rule of this dynasty that replaced his family in the line of succession.
The Hanoverian dynasty
The Skye Boat Song acts as the theme for this popular TV show
Outlander
Just a few years shy of 70, the 67 year-old Young Pretender died from this fortuity.
A stroke
Charlie's mom Clementina was the granddaughter of a King from this country
Poland
Where did the nickname "the Young Pretender" come from?
His father's nickname, "the Old Pretender"
This 1746 battle ended the Jacobite cause but later became a symbol of bravery, tragedy, and clan loyalty.
The Battle of Culloden
He died in the same place he was born in these years
Rome, 1720 & 1788
After his defeat at Culloden, Charles spent five months as a fugitive, eventually escaping to the Isle of Skye with the help of this brave woman
Flora MacDonald
This Stuart spent all but six months of his seventy-eight long years on this earth in exile.
The Old Pretender AKA James Stuart AKA Charlie's father
At just 14, a wee lad, Charlie got his first taste of battle during this Siege
The Siege of Gaeta
Jacobite networks existed beyond the Highlands, what 3 places might they look to for support?
France, Ireland & North America
Charlie spent long periods of time in many different countries and became fluent in these 4 languages
French, Italian, English and German
These two women put up with Charlie's antics, one playing the role of wife and the other being the mother of his daughter.
Clementina & Louise
A common experience among Charlie and his great-grandfather, grandfather, and father
Exile
Charlie was born in Rome on December 31st, 1720, why do so many sources list his birthday as december 20th?
Parliament correcting the Gregorian Calendar
This concept sees the public opinion of Highlanders shift towards "gallant" or "noble savages" years after their fall at Culloden
Romanticism
One might argue this royal family was a "cursed" one, not without a "poisoned inheritance" for these reasons
They had a terrible survival rate. Literally everyone was beheaded, exiled, murdered, or died an unfortunate death (usually in exile).
In 1748, this treaty ended the War of the Austrian Succession and France’s relationship with Charlie
Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle, 1748
The colloquial title of his great-great-great grandmother
Mary Queen of Scots