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#188: Bonnie Prince Charlie

English Learning for Curious Minds

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The Legacy of Bonny Prince Charlie

Bonny Prince Charlie was a prince who had grown up in the luxurious ballrooms of Paris and Rome. He would also be criticised for the way in which he directed his soldiers. We actually know relatively little about his later life, but like a rock star who dies in their 20s, he remains in the popular imagination as an ever youthful romantic hero. The prolific Scottish novelist Sir Walter Scott featured the Jacobite rebellion and Bonny Prince Charlie himself in a highly romanticised version in his novels.

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