A Heroine of the Jacobites

Had it not been that her prudence and energies were called forth by the important and critical part which she was instrumental in achieving, she might have lived and died unknown to the world.” -Alexander Macgregor, The Life of Flora Macdonald In every piece of history, there is a powerful woman, sometimes hidden or obscured…

Notes on Some Jacobite Beheadings

By:  Sydney Vollmer Among the items recently received from the Virginius C. Hall Jacobite Collection in the Archives & Rare Books Library is a watercolor of the “Beheading of the Rebel Lords on Great Tower Hill.”  Unfortunately, the image is not one-of-a-kind.  It is an incredible work, though.  Depicted in this scene is an endless…