1685 Charles II dies and is succeeded by his brother, James VII & II

1688 James Francis Edward Stuart, only son of James VII & II born

1688 William of Orange lands in England and James VII & II flees into exile in France

1689 Proclamation of William III and his wife Mary II, elder daughter of James VII & II, as joint monarchs of Scotland and England

1689-91 Jacobite rising in Scotland

1694 Mary II dies

1701 English Parliament passes the Act of Settlement to bar Catholics from the throne

1701 James VII & II dies and is succeeded by his son James Francis Edward Stuart as ‘James VIII & III’, the ‘Old Pretender’

1702 William III dies and is succeeded by Anne, the younger daughter of James VII & II

1707 The Parliaments of England and Scotland are united by the Acts of Union

1708 Attempted Jacobite rising with French support led by James Francis Edward Stuart

1714 Anne dies and is succeeded by her distant cousin the Duke of Hanover as George I

1715 Louis XIV of France dies and is succeeded by Louis XV

1715-16 Jacobite Rising led by James Francis Edward Stuart

1719 Jacobite Court moves to Rome

1719 Attempted Jacobite rising with Spanish support

1720 Charles Edward Stuart, the ‘Young Pretender’, born

1725 Henry Benedict Stuart born

1727 George I dies and is succeeded by his son, George II

1744 Attempted Jacobite rising with French support

1745-46 Jacobite Rising led by Charles Edward Stuart, ‘Bonnie Prince Charlie’

1746 Jacobite army defeated at the Battle of Culloden

1747 Westminster legislation against the wearing of tartan and militarised clanship: execution of Simon Fraser of Lovat

1760 George II dies and is succeeded by his grandson as George III

1766 James Francis Edward Stuart - ‘James VIII & III’ - dies and is succeeded by his son Charles Edward Stuart as ‘Charles III’

1788 Charles Edward Stuart - ‘Charles III’ - dies and his succeeded as the Jacobite claimant by his brother Henry Benedict Stuart as ‘Henry IX’

1807 Henry Benedict Stuart - ‘Henry IX’ - dies

1814 Publication of Waverley by Walter Scott

1820 George III dies and is succeeded by his son as George IV

1822 Visit of George IV to Scotland organised by Sir Walter Scott

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