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Opening a series of exciting events in connection to the current exhibition at the University Library, 'Rebels with a Cause: the Jacobites & The Global Imagination,' this lecture draws on materials from the University's rich holdings of Jacobite material.
Professor Robert Frost employs the collections to examine the marriage of James III, the Stuart claimant to the British throne, to Clementina Sobieska, granddaughter of King John III Sobieski of Poland. This marriage is used to explore Charles Edward Stuart's Polish heritgae and the political world of the Stuart dynasty, and to pose questions about the nature of the Jacobite legacy in modern Scotland.
'Rebels with a Cause : The Jacobites & The Global Imagination' displays treasures from the University's rare book, archive and museum collections to explore and challenge traditional assumptions about the Jacobites. It highlights the worldwide dimension to the Jacobite story, revealing the lives and travels of the historical characters whose ideologies have played a distinctive role in forming part of Scotland's contemporary cultural identity.
Places are free, though reservation is advised.