Dear Dr. _____,
I just finished the first volume (over
500 pg.) of the Stuart Papers with Royal Stuart correspondence from
1579 to 1716. As I briefly reviewed with you yesterday, it confirmed
the importance of the Scottish and English nobility to the Jacobite
movement. James II was blatantly Catholic and unabashedly formed the
basis for legitimacy upon his Catholic connections with Christendom.
James III briefly imitates his father, but comes into his own
character with the 1715 attempt. Instrumental to his pageantry of
restoration is heraldic standard raising in Scotland and sending
Royal declarations of loyalty to the “ancient foundation” of the
realm. Interesting interplays with the political concepts of
“states,” “kingdom,” and “country” bearing on the usage
of “citizens” and “subjects.” There's a lot of meaning going
on here, and I have noted appropriately so that I can unpack when
writing. Noble promotion and preservation of titles really hold the
transnational connections between court and Britain together.
I'll leave you with that for now. Next
week, I'll get into Prince Charles correspondence in the second
volume.
Wesley
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