tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post569108479577326018..comments2024-03-28T22:50:02.315+11:00Comments on ART and ARCHITECTURE, mainly: Bonnie Prince Charles, battles, a Jacobite Exhibition and silver art treasuresHelshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-36491960237561248592017-09-22T09:39:36.681+10:002017-09-22T09:39:36.681+10:00Mike
I wondered about Ebenezer Oliphant's con...Mike<br /><br />I wondered about Ebenezer Oliphant's connection to the Jacobite cause. Clan Oliphant reported a very close connection:<br /><br />Believed by the Jacobites to be the rightful King, Prince Charles Edward Stuart left Italy for Scotland, eventually landing on the Isle of Eriska in July 1745. The Jacobites flocked to the standard of Bonnie Prince Charlie, the Oliphants being no exception. Charlie made a tour around the highlands to gain the support of the Clans. At Blair Atholl, he was joined by Laurence Oliphant, 6th Laird of Gask.<br /><br />The Prince continued on to Perth, where he was met by his Highland Chiefs and Chieftains, including the Duke of Perth Lord Ogilvie and Laurence Oliphant of Gask. He later breakfasted at the House of Gask on his way to Edinburgh. Laurence Oliphant and his son accompanied Prince Charlie on his excursion into England, the latter being an Aide-de-camp to Bonnie Prince Charlie. <br /><br />http://www.clanoliphant.com/jacobitehistory<br />Helshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-47663521968746042272017-09-21T21:16:56.910+10:002017-09-21T21:16:56.910+10:00Good article. That episode in our history is often...Good article. That episode in our history is often misrepresented by one partisan cause or another, as all history can be of course. The exhibition sounds interesting - wonder if I can sneak up to it..!Mike@Bit About Britainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08741370413282813229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-40757406567847264582017-09-11T16:31:07.288+10:002017-09-11T16:31:07.288+10:00mem
I love receiving references in blogs, which I...mem<br /><br />I love receiving references in blogs, which I immediately sent to my spouse... thank you.<br /><br />My beloved knows about science, medicine and historic buildings, so I don't ask him to write about history or the arts. Thus his task in this blog is to search for interesting journal articles, visit special museum and gallery exhibitions, track art auctions and take photos whenever we travel. All I have to do is write it all up :)Helsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-26708297829801302302017-09-11T11:40:57.228+10:002017-09-11T11:40:57.228+10:00I dont know if you are aware of it but there is a ...I dont know if you are aware of it but there is a really good documentary series about the history of Scotland on U Tube . memhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05520080648914042943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-83692123255358012772017-09-10T10:29:40.130+10:002017-09-10T10:29:40.130+10:00CherryPie
beautifully designed and crafted, and v...CherryPie<br /><br />beautifully designed and crafted, and very expensive. I don't know how much it cost in 1984, but the silver gilt canteen involved a massive public fundraising campaign to keep it in Britain. I sent a donation myself :)Helshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-83107129978367629162017-09-10T10:15:44.033+10:002017-09-10T10:15:44.033+10:00bazza
I did History of Britain, Australia and the...bazza<br /><br />I did History of Britain, Australia and the British Empire throughout high school and was always acutely aware of the Civil War. But the Jacobite Rebellion just seemed like a hopeless, extended attempt by James II and his descendants (with hefty French support) to reclaim the throne.<br /><br />I wonder how Jacobite history is continued today. A few years ago "The Sons of Scotland" wrote: "Few of the battles over the last 1,000 years, not just in Scotland or the Highlands itself, but within the rest of Britain, have left such a bitter legacy as the Battle of Culloden on April 16, 1746. Our ancient clan system disappeared in an orgy of systematic destruction". Now "the graves of the Jacobite soldiers killed in the attack are well marked at Culloden, but experts were unsure of the location of government dead. However, an extensive survey by Dr Pollard's team has revealed the whereabouts of the burial site of 260 of Cumberland's men, compared to c1000 Jacobite casualties. Dr Hamish McLaren, Chairman of the Clan MacLaren Society, brought a sword that belonged to a young Jacobite called Donald McLaren". <br />Helshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-86384928715834048152017-09-10T09:51:48.886+10:002017-09-10T09:51:48.886+10:00Parnassus
thank you for the Luck of the Vails whi...Parnassus<br /><br />thank you for the Luck of the Vails which I did not know about. But I do recognise the Luck of Edenhall, a beautiful piece of glass art.<br /><br />http://melbourneblogger.blogspot.com.au/2016/03/damascan-glass-in-british-stately-home.html<br /><br />Helshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-85471643799474549952017-09-10T03:16:12.289+10:002017-09-10T03:16:12.289+10:00That really is a nice piece of craftsmanship. The ...That really is a nice piece of craftsmanship. The exhibition sound really interesting.CherryPiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11788084724907992076noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-55286820508151092342017-09-10T03:03:54.698+10:002017-09-10T03:03:54.698+10:00Your poor spouse doesn't come out of this post...Your poor spouse doesn't come out of this post well! The ironies make this tale doubly spell-binding because the Jacobite Rebellion still looms large in British history.<br /><b><a href="http://todiscoverice.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow"> CLICK HERE for Bazza’s heuristic Blog ‘To Discover Ice’</a></b>bazzahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794010156639774028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-8277567030125553582017-09-09T21:14:55.994+10:002017-09-09T21:14:55.994+10:00Parnassus
I have seen many metal mess kits, water...Parnassus<br /><br />I have seen many metal mess kits, water bottles and other utilitarian equipment issued to soldiers. They were cheap to make en masse and functioned perfectly well. <br /><br />But Bonnie Prince Charles' canteen looked like a masterpiece of silver art, way too expensive silver-covered-in-parcel-gilt to really use. I would not have taken it into battle, if the set had been given to me!<br /><br />Another piece in the same Jacobite exhibition was a stunning gold-mounted snuffbox of tortoise-shell, with a miniature of Prince Charles Edward Stuart on the lid. But note that this snuff box was made in Europe when the Prince was no longer involved in any battle.Helshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-30712934033325835602017-09-09T18:32:13.894+10:002017-09-09T18:32:13.894+10:00Hello Hels, As an example of battle-ware, that can...Hello Hels, As an example of battle-ware, that canteen strikes exactly the right note. An appropriately decorated exterior, with the inner utensils rugged and plain, but still elegant. <br />--JimParnassushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08958901307538141468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-38648381792532889252017-09-09T16:34:11.543+10:002017-09-09T16:34:11.543+10:00Deb
He was one of King George II's sons. Afte...Deb<br /><br />He was one of King George II's sons. After the Battle of Culloden, once the Stuart forces had been defeated, the Butcher gave orders to shoot and bayonet every wounded French soldier, every British and Irish rebel. He had the home towns of the rebels burned and the civilians hanged or gaoled. <br /><br />I think the Butcher was treating this as another Civil War.Helsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-42586254581094981842017-09-09T08:55:37.578+10:002017-09-09T08:55:37.578+10:00Prince William Augustus aka Butcher Duke of Cumber...Prince William Augustus aka Butcher Duke of Cumberland, was well named :(Debnoreply@blogger.com