@medievalandwhatnot: Charles Edward Stuart was the elder son of James Francis Edward Stuart, making him the grandson of James VII and II, and the Stuart claimant to the thrones of England, Scotland, and Ireland from 1766. He is also known as the Young Pretender, the Young Chevalier and Bonnie Prince Charlie, and to Jacobites as Charles III. He is known for leading the failed Jacobite Rising of 1745 in an attempt to restore the Stuart dynasty to power. #britishhistory #jacobite #jacobitism #historytok #monarchy