Originally Posted by
figheadair
A point of clarifcation and one often misunderstood: Jacobean and Jacobite are not the same thing.
The former refers to the period covered by the reign of JamesVI/I (1603-25).
Jacobites were supporters of the House of Stuart during various risings (1688-1745) that aimed to get a (Catholic) Stuart King back on the throne.
Thanks for the clarification. I also had inadvertently combined these terms in my mind.
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