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Pretender Collection

Background imagePretender Collection: Margaret Murray recruiting for the Jacobites, 1745

Margaret Murray recruiting for the Jacobites, 1745
Margaret Fergusson Murray, Jacobite supporter and wife of (later turncoat) John Murray of Broughton, recruits supporters to the cause and distributes white cockades, the symbol of the Jacobite cause

Background imagePretender Collection: Battle of Culloden

Battle of Culloden
The final charge of the Royal troops, commanded by the duke of Cumberland, leading to total victory over the forces of the Young Pretender

Background imagePretender Collection: Battle of Culloden

Battle of Culloden
British troops at the Battle of Culloden defeat the Highlanders of the Young Pretender, Charles Stuart

Background imagePretender Collection: Flora / Charles Escape

Flora / Charles Escape
Flora MacDonald aids the escape of the Young Pretender, Charles Edward Stuart, after the defeat at Culloden. Date: 1746

Background imagePretender Collection: Bonnie Prince Charlie

Bonnie Prince Charlie (Charles Edward Stuart, the Young Pretender) is helped to escape by boat from Scotland. 1746

Background imagePretender Collection: Charles Stuart in Hiding

Charles Stuart in Hiding
CHARLES STUART THE YOUNG PRETENDER Bonnie Prince Charlie hides out in the Scottish Highlands after defeat at Culloden. Date: 1720 - 1788

Background imagePretender Collection: The Battle of Glen Shiel, a narrow pass in the north-west Highlands of Scotland

The Battle of Glen Shiel, a narrow pass in the north-west Highlands of Scotland, 10 June 1719, part of the Jacobite rising of 1719, an attempt to restore James Francis Edward Stuart

Background imagePretender Collection: Attack on Burntisland, Fife, Scotland, 1715, during the Jacobite rising known as

Attack on Burntisland, Fife, Scotland, 1715, during the Jacobite rising known as the Fifteen, an attempt by James Edward Stuart, the Old Pretender, to regain the throne. Date: 1715

Background imagePretender Collection: Lambert Simnel working in the Royal Kitchens

Lambert Simnel working in the Royal Kitchens
Lambert Simnel (circa 1477circa 1525) - pretender to the throne of England. His claim to be Edward Plantagenet, 17th Earl of Warwick, in 1487 threatened the newly-established reign of King Henry VII

Background imagePretender Collection: Prince Charlie's Cave Portree Isle of Skye

Prince Charlie's Cave Portree Isle of Skye - Victorian period

Background imagePretender Collection: Lady Catherine Gordon before King Henry VII

Lady Catherine Gordon before King Henry VII - she had married Perkin Warbeck, pretender to the English throne, who claimed to be Richard, Duke of York, one of the Princes in the Tower

Background imagePretender Collection: Princess Clementine of Belgium (1872-1955) with fiance, Prince Victor Napoleon (1862-1926)

Princess Clementine of Belgium (1872-1955) with fiance, Prince Victor Napoleon (1862-1926), outdoor reportage photograph whilst visiting Empress Eugenie

Background imagePretender Collection: Young Pretender, Charles Edward Stuart

Young Pretender, Charles Edward Stuart
The Young Pretender, Charles Edward Stuart aka Bonnie Prince Charlie, proclaimed at Perth, 1745 Date: 1745

Background imagePretender Collection: Charles Edward Stuart's sword

Charles Edward Stuart's sword
Sword of Charles Edward Stuart, the Young Pretender, Bonnie Prince Charlie, Stuart claimant to the throne. Date: 18th century

Background imagePretender Collection: Stuart Monument, designed in 1817-1819 by the Italian Neocla

Stuart Monument, designed in 1817-1819 by the Italian Neoclassical sculptor Antonio Canova (1757-1822). Marble.It is dedicated to James III (1688-1766) son of James II (1633-1701)

Background imagePretender Collection: WILLIAM TUNSTALL

WILLIAM TUNSTALL Jacobite pamphleteer who was condemned to death for his support of the Old Pretender, but pardoned. Date: 18TH CENTURY

Background imagePretender Collection: Charles Edward Stuart celebrates at Holyrood after victory at Prestonpans. Date: 1745

Charles Edward Stuart celebrates at Holyrood after victory at Prestonpans. Date: 1745

Background imagePretender Collection: JEROME BONAPARTE/COSTUME

JEROME BONAPARTE/COSTUME
JEROME BONAPARTE Youngest brother of Napoleon I and - later pretender to the throme following death of Napoleon III Date: 1784 - 1860

Background imagePretender Collection: John Erskine, 6th Earl of Mar, Council of War before the Battle of Sheriffmuir

John Erskine, 6th Earl of Mar, Council of War before the Battle of Sheriffmuir, Perthshire, Scotland, 13 November 1715, during the Jacobite rising known as the Fifteen

Background imagePretender Collection: Prince James Francis Edward Stuart leaving Scotland

Prince James Francis Edward Stuart leaving Scotland
Chevalier St George - Prince James Francis Edward Stuart, The Old Pretender - leaving Scotland for France Date: 1716

Background imagePretender Collection: Relics of Prince Charles Edward, the Young Pretender

Relics of Prince Charles Edward, the Young Pretender. Folding spoon and case, dress sword, silver-hilted broadsword, silver goblet, travelling (folding) knife, fork and spoon, shield, sporran, dirk

Background imagePretender Collection: Loch Shiel and Prince Charlie Monument, Scotland

Loch Shiel and Prince Charlie Monument, Scotland. Date: circa 1905

Background imagePretender Collection: Prince Philippe, Count of Paris

Prince Philippe, Count of Paris (1838-1894), claimant to the French throne. 1870

Background imagePretender Collection: Charles Edward Stuart, the Young Pretender

Charles Edward Stuart, the Young Pretender
Charles Edward Stuart (1720-1788), the Young Pretender, also known as Bonnie Prince Charlie. 1745

Background imagePretender Collection: Bonnie Prince Charlies escapes 1746

Bonnie Prince Charlies escapes 1746
Prince Charles Edward escapes from Long Island disguised as the servant-girl Betty Date: 1746

Background imagePretender Collection: Mary of Modena Flees

Mary of Modena Flees
Mary of Modena, queen of James II, flees to France clutching her new-born son James (subsequently the Old Pretender). Date: 1688

Background imagePretender Collection: Illustration, Peter, the fox terrier, in the stables

Illustration, Peter, the fox terrier, in the stables, looking up at a white horse called The Pretender. Date: 1912

Background imagePretender Collection: Perkin Warbeck at Beaulieu Abbey in the New Forest

Perkin Warbeck at Beaulieu Abbey in the New Forest
Perkin Warbeck (c.1474-1499) takes refuge at Beaulieu Abbey in the New Forest. By claiming to be Richard of Shrewsbury, Duke of York (the younger of the two Princes in the Tower)

Background imagePretender Collection: Carlos Maria Isidro de Borbon (Don Carlos)

Carlos Maria Isidro de Borbon (Don Carlos)
Carlos Maria Isidro de Borbon (1788-1855), infante of Spain and pretender to the throne, also known as Don Carlos. Date: 1788-1855

Background imagePretender Collection: Alfonso Carlos I de Borb

Alfonso Carlos I de Borbon y Austria-este (1849-1936). Carlist pretender to the Spanish throne. Portrait with the military dress of the army of the Pontifical zouaves. SPAIN. LA RIOJA

Background imagePretender Collection: Maria Theresa of Austria-Este, Queen Consort of Bavaria

Maria Theresa of Austria-Este, Queen Consort of Bavaria
Maria Theresa of Austria-Este (18491919), Queen Consort of Bavaria, wife of Ludwig III, in a portrait by Walther (Walter) Firle

Background imagePretender Collection: Victor Napoleon Bonaparte

Victor Napoleon Bonaparte
Victor, Prince Napoleon, 4th Prince of Montfort (18621926) - Bonapartist pretender to the French throne, known as Napoleon V by his supporters. Date: circa 1910

Background imagePretender Collection: Princess Clementine of Belgium

Princess Clementine of Belgium (18721955) - the wife of Napoleon Victor Bonaparte, Bonapartist pretender to the throne of France (as Napoleon V). Date: circa 1908

Background imagePretender Collection: Thomas Forster, Jacobite

Thomas Forster, Jacobite
THOMAS FORSTER General in the service of James Stuart the Old Pretender : after defeat at Preston, 1715, in exile in Italy. Date: 1675 - 1738

Background imagePretender Collection: Comte De Chambord Exile

Comte De Chambord Exile
While Bourbon pretender le comte de CHAMBORD is exiled from France, he lives in this stately home at Frohsdorff, Austria. Date: 19th century

Background imagePretender Collection: Charlotte Duchess Albany

Charlotte Duchess Albany
CHARLOTTE, duchess of ALBANY the illegitimate daughter of Charles Stuart, aka The young Pretender and a miss Walkinshaw. Date: 1753 - 1789

Background imagePretender Collection: Henry Cardinal York

Henry Cardinal York
Henry Benedict Maria Clement, Cardinal York, styled by the Jacobites Henry IX, king of England brother of Charles Edward Stuart, the Young Pretender Date: 1725 - 1807

Background imagePretender Collection: ORLEANS

ORLEANS
LOUIS-PHILIPPE-ROBERT DUC D ORLEANS Pretender to the French throne; scientist and explorer in the Arctic and East Africa Date: 1869 - 1926

Background imagePretender Collection: 45 Rebellion / Mrs Skyring

45 Rebellion / Mrs Skyring
Mrs Skyring welcomes the Young Pretender, Charles Stuart. Date: 1745

Background imagePretender Collection: Under Which King? by James Bernard Fagan

Under Which King? by James Bernard Fagan
Promotional postcard for Under Which King? By James Bernard Fagan. First produced at the Adelphi Theatre, 5th June 1905. The choice is, of course

Background imagePretender Collection: Archduke Otto von Hapsburg and friend - Berlin

Archduke Otto von Hapsburg and friend - Berlin
Otto von Hapsburg (Archduke Otto of Austria) (19122011) and friend. The young Archduke, Pretender to the throne of Hungary as the eldest son of the late Emperor Charles of Austria

Background imagePretender Collection: Spain. Carlos VII

Spain. Carlos VII
CARLOS VII, Carlos Maric de los Dolores de Borb󮠹 Austria-Este (1848-1909). Carlist pretender to the throne of Spain as Carlos VII. Spain. Carlism

Background imagePretender Collection: Michel De Saint-Martin

Michel De Saint-Martin
MICHEL DE SAINT-MARTIN marquis de Miskou etc. French churchman ? Judging by the papal-style headgear he was either an eccentric or an ecclesiastical pretender. Date: 1614 - 1687

Background imagePretender Collection: Victor Napoleon and Princess Clemetine with baby

Victor Napoleon and Princess Clemetine with baby
Victor Napoleon (1862-1926) with his wife Princess Clemetine of Belgium (1872-1955) and their baby daughter Princess Marie-Clotilde (1912-1996) - Bonapartist pretender to the French throne

Background imagePretender Collection: Isabelle - Countess of Paris

Isabelle - Countess of Paris
Princess Isabelle of Orleans and Braganza (19112003), consort of the Orleanist pretender, Henri, Count of Paris. She became by marriage titular Countess of Paris

Background imagePretender Collection: Spain. First Carlist War. Expedition of the pretender

Spain. First Carlist War. Expedition of the pretender Don Carlos (July 1835-October 1837). Engraving. SPAIN. Madrid. National Library

Background imagePretender Collection: Charles Edward, the Young Pretender (1720-1788)

Charles Edward, the Young Pretender (1720-1788)

Background imagePretender Collection: CARLOS VII, Carlos Mar�de los Dolores de Borb󮠅

CARLOS VII, Carlos Mar�de los Dolores de Borb󮠅
CARLOS VII, Carlos Maric de los Dolores de Borb󮠹 Austria-Este (1848-1909). Carlist pretender to the throne of Spain as Carlos VII



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