The drinking glasses they used have a story to tell which adds to our knowledge of those turbulent times.Much has been written about Jacobite history and about the principal characters involved, but a book relating the history to the Jacobite glasses is long overdue. Here is such a book. It tells of the secret Jacobite societies and will appeal to anyone interested in the history of the period. Destined to become the standard reference work on its subject, it will be essential reading for any student of eighteenth century English glass.

This is the most detailed study of Jacobite glass ever undertaken and besides providing complete coverage of the subject, for the very first time,supplies a means of authenticating the genuine engravings in a field known to be infested with fakes.

LIST OF COLOUR PLATES WITH CAPTIONS

PREFACE

PREFACE TO THE SECOND EDITION

NOTES

INTRODUCTION

CHAPTER 1: The Cause

   The Stage is Set

   Saint-Gerrnain

   Jamie the Rover

   The 1708 Attempt

   The Succession

   The 1715 Rebellion

   The 1719 Attempt

   The Jacobite Star

   The 1745 Rebellion

   The Aftermath

CHAPTER 2: Charles Edward Stuart

CHAPTER 3: The Jacobite Clubs

CHAPTER 4: English Glass in the Eighteenth Century

CHAPTER 5: Some Jacobite Glasses

CHAPTER 6: The Jacobite Engravers

CHAPTER 7: The Jacobite Rose

CHAPTER 8: The 'Amen' Glasses

CHAPTER 9: The Snake in the Grass

EPILOGUE

APPENDIX

CHAPTER NOTES

SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY

ILLUSTRATED GLASSES IN COLLECTIONS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC

INDEX