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    The influence of the King Over the Water

    Jun 13, 2020 2 minutes

    The King Over the Water: A Complete History of the Jacobites

    Desmond Seward Birlinn, 2019 384 pages Hardback, £25.00 ISBN: 9781780276069

    When I first saw the subtitle of Desmond Seward’s latest book, I was sceptical. A complete history of this fascinating, complex movement? A tall order. Yet Seward carries it off – or comes as close as one could in a book that spans barely 400 pages.

    He begins with King James II

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