Very poignant, Phil. Your comment made me think about the significance of the '45 with regard to Gaelic Highland culture and the clan system. I would propose that had BPC been successful at regaining the throne, given he could then overcome the religious strife that followed etc and ruled relatively peacefully, Gaelic culture would have faded into virtual oblivion with the coming of the modern era.

That is to say that without the direct threat of extinction and cultural oppression from the Honovarians, there would not have been the burning desire to hold on to the past culture of Highland Scotland - which one might say was mostly of necessity for living in a harsh environment. And due to the fact that Gaelic culture was the minority in Scotland, it could easily be said that the phenomena of the "tartan army" of today would not have come about, and thus our cherished forum, too, would not be!

On a side note: I think a very similar thing could be said about Irish (language) and Irish culture- had the Brits not been forcing the country, in many places quite violently, the urge to preserve a Gaelic Ireland may well have been overcome by the desire to progress into a new century and modern times etc...