The Forgotten Monarchy of Scotland: The True Story of the Royal House of Stewart and the Hidden Lineage of the Kings and Queens of Scots

by Prince Michael of Albany, Hrh

• ISBN13: 9781862047020
• ISBN10: 1862047022
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-07-01
• Publisher: Frank Amato Pubns

Summary

Scotland's royal family reigned for more than 300 years, until the violent overthrow of James VII in 1688. But, what became of the House of Stewart?

Authoritatively researched and passionately written, this book reveals the untold story of the doomed monarchy. In addition to historical insights, Prince Michael, a legitimate descendent of Charles Edward Stewart, offers his own personal overview of the Scottish social, economic, and political contemporary scene.

At a time when the debate over Scottish nationhood is making headlines, this stunning chronicle of political intrigue and deceit is more relevant than ever.

Table of Contents

Plate Illustrations	x
Maps and Line Illustrations	xiii
Genealogical Charts	xiv
Picture Credits	xvi
Acknowledgements	xvii
Dedication	xviii
Foreword and Introduction	xix
HRH Prince Michael James Alexander Stewart	xxv
Part I THE BIRTH OF A NATION
The Scots Tradition	3	(8)
Farewell to Exile	3	(4)
Kith and Kin	7	(4)
Early Scotland	11	(16)
Scots and Picts	11	(7)
Tanistry and the Clans	18	(2)
Macbeth	20	(7)
Priest-Kings and the Church	27	(12)
Saint Margaret	27	(2)
The Sacred Kindred of Saint Columba	29	(2)
Knights Templars and the Celtic Order	31	(1)
The Flemish Connection	32	(2)
The Lion of Louvain	34	(1)
Battle of the Standard	35	(4)
Part II THE STEWART MONARCHY
Rise of the High Stewards	39	(20)
Stewart Origins and Descent	39	(2)
From Steward to Stewart	41	(10)
Succession and the Maid of Norway	51	(3)
Sir William Wallace	54	(5)
The Written Constitution	59	(12)
Robert the Bruce	59	(1)
Bruce and the Knights Templars	60	(6)
The Declaration of Arbroath	66	(2)
The Mystery of Scota	68	(3)
The Royal House of Stewart	71	(34)
The Dynasty Begins	71	(4)
Choice of the Nation	75	(4)
The Stewart Kings	79	(9)
Flowers of the Forest	88	(8)
Enigma of the Tomb	96	(4)
Knights Templars and Knights Hospitallers	100	(4)
The Thistle and the Unicorn	104	(1)
The Union of Crowns	105	(16)
Mary, Queen of Scots	105	(2)
Darnley and Bothwell	107	(2)
Trial and Execution	109	(5)
James, King of Britain	114	(2)
Knights Templars and Freemasons	116	(5)
Community of the Realm	121	(16)
The Kingdom of Scots	121	(4)
Knights Templars and Scottish Gold	125	(1)
Catholics and Protestants	126	(2)
The Stuarts and Religion	128	(3)
Civil War	131	(6)
Part III A BLOODY UNION
The End of an Era	137	(9)
The Stuart Restoration	137	(2)
Fire and Plague	139	(2)
The Pitchfork Rebellion	141	(2)
Religious Toleration	143	(1)
The Test Acts	144	(2)
By Force of Arms	146	(13)
The Dutch Invader	146	(4)
The Bill of Rights	150	(1)
Knights Templars and the Irish Campaign	150	(4)
Massacre at Glencoe	154	(2)
The Knights of Saint Germain	156	(3)
The Treaty of Union	159	(12)
Queen Anne and the Scots	159	(4)
Bribery and Corruption	163	(4)
Parliament Adjourned	167	(4)
Part IV THE JACOBITE STRUGGLE
The House of Hanover	171	(10)
The German Nomination	171	(1)
The `Fifteen'	172	(4)
Stuart and Sobieski	176	(2)
Rome and the Palazzo Muti	178	(3)
Culloden Moor	181	(22)
The `Forty-five'	181	(5)
Defeat at Drummossie	186	(3)
Subjugation of the Highlands	189	(2)
Lochiel and the Armistice	191	(1)
Last Martyrs of the `Forty-five'	192	(3)
The Invisible Spirit	195	(1)
Kingship and the Church	196	(2)
Knights Templars and the Jacobite Lodges	198	(5)
Part V THE HANOVERIAN CONSPIRACY
The Count of Albany	203	(12)
Arrest at The Opera	203	(2)
Charles and Clementina	205	(5)
Marriage to Louise	210	(1)
Robert Burns	211	(2)
Charles III and the Crown of America	213	(2)
A Duplicity of Wills	215	(16)
Divorce from Louise	215	(1)
Marriage to Marguerite	216	(1)
The Stuart Heir	217	(5)
Suppression of the Evidence	222	(4)
Last Will and Testament	226	(2)
Count Stuarton	228	(3)
The Diverted Succession	231	(20)
Napoleon and the Stuarts	231	(3)
Stuart Papers	234	(7)
Knights Templars and the Strategy of Hanover	241	(6)
Character Assassination	247	(4)
Constitutional Monarchy	251	(14)
People or Parliament?	251	(1)
Ireland and the Constitution	252	(3)
Presidents and Princes	255	(2)
The Gag Acts	257	(2)
The 1820 Rising	259	(1)
The Prince of Whales!	260	(5)
Forsaken Heirs	265	(16)
The Albany Succession	265	(8)
The Stuart Exhibition	273	(1)
Victoria and the Age of Discretion	274	(7)
Part VI THE FORGOTTEN KINGDOM?
The Latter Hanoverians	281	(12)
From Saxe-Coburg-Gotha to Windsor	281	(2)
Germany and Abdication	283	(2)
A Salvaged Dynasty	285	(2)
The Battenberg Dilemma	287	(3)
The Stone of Destiny	290	(3)
Sovereign Rights and Entitlements	293	(24)
Chateau du Moulin	293	(3)
The Stewart Heritage	296	(2)
Goodbye to Brussels	298	(4)
Politics and a Passport	302	(3)
International Law	305	(3)
Big Brother is Watching	308	(3)
The Plot Thickens	311	(3)
Constitutional Privacy	314	(3)
The Stewart Renaissance	317	(18)
Europe and the Council of Princes	317	(2)
Scottish Independence	319	(2)
A Worldwide Kingdom of Scots	321	(3)
By the People - For the People	324	(11)
Notes and References	335	(148)
Appendices
I King James IV and the Great Michael	343	(5)
II The Declaration for Liberty of Conscience - 1687	348	(3)
III Vote on the Union of Scottish and English Parliaments - 1706	351	(4)
IV Jacobite Clans of the `Forty-five'	355	(3)
V Royal Declaration and Regency Commission - 1743	358	(5)
VI Eighteenth-century Jacobite Societies in England and Wales	363	(2)
VII Transcript of interview: Charles III Stuart and George Washington's Envoys - 1782	365	(3)
VIII Stuart Secretaries of State in Exile 1689-1777	368	(1)
IX Natural Offspring of Charles Edward Stuart	369	(14)
X Proclamation and Call to the People - 1820	383	(2)
XI Scotland's International Accomplishments	385	(18)
XII Model for a Scottish Written Constitution	403	(18)
XIII Constitutional Structure for an Independent Democratic Scottish Government	421	(1)
XIV Additional Genealogical Charts	422	(60)
XV Key to - `The Forgotten Monarchy of Scotland' colour illustration	482	(1)
Bibliography	483	(7)
Index	490