What is Jacobitism?
Q: What is Jacobitism?
A: Jacobitism was (and, to a much smaller extent, is) the political movement that tried to put the Stuart kings back onto the thrones of England, Scotland, and Kingdom of Ireland.
Q: Where did the movement take its name from?
A: The movement took its name from the Latin form Jacobus of the name of King James II and VII.
Q: When did Jacobitism begin?
A: Jacobitism began after the deposition of James II and VII in 1688.
Q: Who replaced James II and VII?
A: He was replaced by his daughter Mary II jointly with her husband and first cousin William of Orange.
Q: Where did the Stuarts live after their deposition?
A: The Stuarts lived on the European mainland after that, sometimes trying to get back the throne with the help of France or Spain.
Q: Where was Jacobitism strongest?
A: The most important places of Jacobitism were Ireland and Scotland, especially the Scottish Highlands. In England, Jacobitism was strongest in the north, and some support was also in Wales.
Q: Who supported Jacobitism?
A: A great number of Catholic people liked Jacobitism. They hoped the Stuarts would end bad laws. Lots of different helped the military campaigns for all sorts of reasons. In Scotland the Jacobite cause became a lasting romantic memory.
