Charles Edward Stuart

noun

Stuart, Charles Edward.

noun

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Charles Edward Stuart, better known as Bonnie Prince Charlie, led a rising in 1745 to win back the thrones of Britain for his father, the exiled James VIII.

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Prince Charles Edward Stuart took shelter at Bannockburn House in 1746, and it has been said that a shot was fired through the window of the room he was sleeping in.

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Prince Charles Edward Stuart was the grandson of James II, who was King of England in 1685.

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Prince Charles Edward Stuart - or Bonnie Prince Charlie as he is often known - was the grandson of James II, who was King of England in 1685.

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Though the 1745 rising failed, the prince, Charles Edward Stuart, was immortalized in the popular imagination as a tragic hero, nicknamed Bonnie Prince Charlie for his good looks.