‘Fighting Dick’ Talbot, ‘the Chevalier’ Wogan and Lally-Tollendal jailbreakers and jailbirds

In his 1911 Labour in Irish history, James Connolly dismissed King James II as ‘the most worthless representative of the most worthless race ever to sit on a throne’. Many Stuart candidates could claim this unflattering accolade during their 500-year stewardship of Scotland and 85-year reign over the three kingdoms. Their bloodied history comprises a ... Read more

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