Tag Archives: Jacobites

Germany 1945…Reconciliation?

Posted on March 27, 2021 by fitzjameshorse

A few months ago I watched a three part BBC documentary called “Berlin 1945”. It was difficult to watch. The year 1945 in Berlin…archive footage and quotes from the diaries of ordinary Berliners. By January 1945, the Nazis have already … Continue reading →

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Who Do I Think I Am…Part One (Paternal Side)

Posted on September 30, 2015 by fitzjameshorse

Most people will be familiar with the BBC Show “Who Do You Think You Are?” . In each series, famous people are guided along researching their family tree. It throws up surprises. BBC journalist is a direct descendent of William … Continue reading →

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The Royal Mile (Edinburgh Re-Visited)

Posted on July 22, 2015 by fitzjameshorse

Thirty seven years ago, I spent a lot of time in Scotland. Over the course of eighteen months, I was in Edinburgh on  seven occasions. Sometimes I was there for two weeks. Sometimes I was there for three days. It … Continue reading →

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Clan Cameron

Posted on September 19, 2014 by fitzjameshorse

History is a funny thing. I have been an active student for more than fifty years. Thru the standard text books, the TV Dramatisation of “Culloden”, (which led me to read the book by John Prebble) adventure stories like Robert … Continue reading →

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Feile: West Belfast Festival…The Wild Geese

Posted on July 22, 2014 by fitzjameshorse

One of the most interesting (for me) discussions during An Feile will be a lecture on The Wild Geese….the Irish regiments who fought in European armies before and after the Treaty of Limerick 1692. There was along established tradition of … Continue reading →

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From Jacobite To Jacobin

Posted on July 5, 2013 by fitzjameshorse

I am of course interested in Jacobite History. I am interested in Church History. I am interested in Military History. It all comes nicely together in the period 1688-1793 and the Wild Geese Period. Certainly adventure tales like “Kidnapped” (Robert … Continue reading →

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1745…The Mini Series

Posted on April 1, 2013 by fitzjameshorse

I sometimes get the impression that I am living my life back to front. Things that I am doing in my twilight years should really have been done years ago. Later this week, I will be making some radio appearances … Continue reading →

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From The Crazy World Of Modern Jacobites

Posted on January 24, 2013 by fitzjameshorse

Heres an interesting piece of news from the world of “modern” (dont snigger) Jacobitism. One of the most interesting Catholic Churches in London is “Our Lady of the Assumption and St Gregory” which is in Warwick Street near Piccadilly Circus. … Continue reading →

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The King Over The Watter (sic)

Posted on November 19, 2012 by fitzjameshorse

Modern Jacobites……are a fairly risible bunch of tweedy individuals. It has been my misfortune to meet a few. Indeed they are madder than people who shove starving ferrets down their trousers. But the man whom they style “King Francis II” … Continue reading →

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Thomas D’Arcy McGee

Posted on September 13, 2012 by fitzjameshorse

I was in Carlingford, County Louth this week. Its a regular haunt for my family. And the birthplace of Thomas D’Arcy McGee.  Before this monument was unveiled (in 1991 by Taoiseach Charles Haughey and Canadian Prime Minister Brian Mulroney) I … Continue reading →

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