Everand Logo

Welcome to Everand!

  • Discover millions of ebooks, audiobooks, and so much more with a free trial

    Only $11.99/month after trial. Cancel anytime.

    Unavailable
    Bonnie Prince Charlie And All That
    Unavailable
    Bonnie Prince Charlie And All That
    Unavailable
    Bonnie Prince Charlie And All That
    Ebook108 pages31 minutes

    Bonnie Prince Charlie And All That

    By Allan Burnett

    ()

    Currently unavailable

    Currently unavailable

    About this ebook

    Packed with humour - I recommend the whole lot!,' - The School Librarian Bonnie Prince Charlie And All That is a real-life adventure packed with historical facts about Britain's royal rebel. Join the dashing Prince on a dangerous mission to win back his three kingdoms from the horrible Hanoverians. Scramble ashore in the Scottish Highlands and find out how Charlie uses his funny wig and fancy French accent to convince the warlike clans to follow him. Gallop into action as the Prince's fierce Jacobite soldiers skewer his enemies and capture their castles. Find out where things start going wrong - and decide what to do if you were Charlie. Learn how dressing up like a girl helps the Prince avoid being turned into sausages by Butcher Cumberland. Smell the crackling gunpowder as Charlie and his clans charge into a showdown with their foes at the battle of Culloden - and find out what happens after the guns fall silent. Aimed at children aged 8-12 * Get to know Charlie's ugly side as well as his bonnie side. * Understand why the Prince and his followers were called Jacobites. * Discover the truth about Charlie's romance with island girl Flora MacDonald. * Find out which sneaky clan chiefs backed both sides at Culloden.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBirlinn
    Release dateAug 12, 2011
    ISBN9780857901309
    Unavailable
    Bonnie Prince Charlie And All That
    Author

    Allan Burnett

    Allan Burnett is a freelance writer and editor based in Sweden. He has worked as deputy editor for the Scottish Standard and as deputy foreign editor for the Sunday Herald. He is the author of a number of bestselling children's history books, including World War I Tales of Adventure, World War II Tales of Adventure, The Story of Scotland and Invented in Scotland (all Birlinn).

    Read more from Allan Burnett

    Related to Bonnie Prince Charlie And All That

    Related ebooks

    Children's For You

    View More
    View More

    Related podcast episodes

    Related articles

    • Article

      The Man Who Will Be King

      Apr 23, 2023

      The Man Who Will Be King
      11 min read

    • Article

      Letters

      Dec 28, 2022

      I was intrigued by the short story in the November issue's Anniversaries section regarding the peaceful transfer of power from Henry III to his son Edward I –the first such occasion in English history. I wanted to know more about why this particular

      4 min read

    • Article

      A Carolean Paean

      Apr 13, 2023

      A Carolean Paean
      7 min read

    • Article

      Crowning Glory

      May 21, 2023

      Crowning Glory
      2 min read

    • Article

      Crowning Glory

      May 21, 2023

      Crowning Glory
      2 min read

    • Article

      The Modest Man

      Oct 17, 2019

      The Modest Man
      5 min read

    • Article

      The Family That Shaped Camilla

      Mar 22, 2023

      The Family That Shaped Camilla
      8 min read

    • Article

      Henry VIII impersonator

      Feb 20, 2020

      WHY DID YOU CHOOSE HENRY VIII? Because I look like this! I tried being George Clooney, but I starved. When I first started in 2004 my beard was incredibly red, and I have to say I did look just like the famous Holbein painting when I was fully “togg

      2 min read

    • Article

      The Family That Shaped Camilla

      Mar 22, 2023

      The Family That Shaped Camilla
      8 min read

    • Article

      The Tichborne Case

      Mar 8, 2024

      The Tichborne Case
      5 min read

    • Article

      Late Summer Reads Guides, Biographies & Histories

      Aug 7, 2020

      By Chris Paton Did you know that the ‘first public lending library in the country [Scotland]’ was founded in 1680 at Innerpeff ray, near Crieff? Or have you heard the deliciously evocative Gaelic saying ‘cuimhnich air na daoine o’n d’ thàinig thu’ (‘

      5 min read

    • Article

      This Race Debate Over ‘Bridgerton’ Is Much Ado About Nothing

      Jan 9, 2021

      IT TOOK me just over five days to watch Netflix's latest original, Bridgerton. It’s a binge-able soapie drama that has some good moments and other moments that make you cringe. It’s not the finest TV ever made, but it’s watchable. Bridgerton is the

      4 min read

    • Article

      Coronation Treats

      Jun 22, 2023

      LAST month’s Coronation of His Majesty King Charles III was truly magnificent spectacle which only ever happens once in a generation, unless he carks it within 30 years, in which case it’ll be twice. And many of you watching felt moved to write to us

      2 min read

    • Article

      Is My Partner Related To Charlie Chaplin?

      Jan 11, 2022

      TOM WINTER believes his partner might have a link to an icon of 20th-century cinema Q My partner did a DNA test through Ancestry (ancestry. co.uk/dna), and we uploaded the results onto the MyHeritage site (myheritage.com). The closest three matches

      5 min read

    • Article

      An Utterly Uncivil War

      May 18, 2022

      ( HOW lucky we are in these green and pleasant lands not to have had a savage constitutional crisis for the past 350 years. The spectre of violent constitutional turmoil does not haunt us (save perhaps in Northern Ireland), whereas almost every count

      5 min read

    • Article

      ‘I’m Proud To Be From Northern Ireland’: Reflections On A Contested Centenary

      May 2, 2021

      The centenary of the founding of Northern Ireland is to be marked on Monday – albeit overshadowed by political turmoil and the Covid-19 pandemic. Eight figures from Northern Ireland reflect on a contested centenary and the nuances of identity. Jenn M

      7 min read

    • Article

      The Collector King

      Apr 9, 2021

      The Collector King
      3 min read

    • Article

      Dear Paul

      Sep 11, 2020

      Dear Paul
      6 min read

    • Article

      Q&A

      Jun 2, 2020

      PAUL BLAKE is the author of Tracing Your Insolvent Ancestors and other books KAREN CUMMINGS is the course director for Pharos Teaching and Tutoring PETER HIGGINBOTHAM is an author and the creator of work houses.org.uk MARGARET MCGREGOR is a member

      9 min read

    • Article

      The Old Un’s Notes

      Aug 25, 2021

      ✻ How quickly time flies! It is already ten years since the death, on 22nd September 2011, of the much-loved British comic actor Jonathan Cecil (19392011), once described by the Spectator as ‘one of the finest upper-class-twits of his era’. Upper-cla

      4 min read

    • Article

      'Black Tudors' Reveals a Surprising and Overlooked Chapter of History

      Nov 16, 2017

      Hidden in British archives and parish records are the identities of dozens of black people who lived in England during Tudor times.

      3 min read

    • Article

      Give Us Back Our Diamonds

      May 6, 2023

      THE EYES of the world will be on London today for the coronation of King Charles III. At 74, he is at an age when most people would have been well into their retirement. Many wonder what the role of a monarchy should be in a world where we strive for

      1 min read

    • Article

      Q&A

      Jun 30, 2020

      Q&A
      9 min read

    • Article

      Give Us Back Our Diamonds

      May 6, 2023

      THE eyes of the world will be on London today for the coronation of King Charles III. At 74, he is at an age when most people would have been well into their retirement. Many wonder what the role of a monarchy should be in a world where we strive for

      1 min read

    • Article

      Q&A

      Apr 4, 2023

      Q&A
      6 min read

    • Article

      Books & co

      Nov 10, 2023

      by Anderson Cooper and Katherine Howe This historical biography chronicles the story of America’s Astor family across several centuries, showing how they rose from beginnings in the fur business, purchasing property and dazzling American society, bef

      5 min read

    • Article

      The Life Of KING CHARLES III

      Apr 18, 2023

      The Life Of KING CHARLES III
      5 min read

    Reviews for Bonnie Prince Charlie And All That

    0 ratings

    0 ratings0 reviews

    What did you think?

    Tap to rate

    Review must be at least 10 words