Hello and welcome to Stories of Scotland, a podcast where we take a wonder through the woods of Scottish history, mythology and nature.

I'm Jenny, an exiled princess on the run.

And I'm Annie, an archivist who just reads about such things in the history books.

And together we make a hardy podcasting duo.

Yeah. Just doing our best, really.

We're trying.

We're trying.

In the previous two episodes,

we've been looking at all things, Battle of Clawdon,

from the events leading up to the battle, to the battle itself,

and the immediate aftermath that has long-lasting effects in the Highlands.

In this episode, we are once more returning to 1746, but this time we are following Bonnie Prince Charlie on his wild and winding evasion from capture and almost certain death.

If you haven't listened already to the first two episodes, it might be worth heading back now and catching up with us.

And for those of you who did listen, but have the memory of a slippery herring, then here's a

quick recap. Bonnie Prince Charlie, a mixed European prince from Italy with Scottish heritage,

led a Jacobite army of mainly Scottish clans into battle against a British

government army. This government army was commanded by the Hanoverian King's youngest son, the

Duke of Cumberland. This was a battle for the throne of Britain and the last stand of the

exiled stewards against the ruling Hanoverians.

On the 16th of April, 1746, these armies charged into battle at Colloden and the Jacobite

forces were quickly defeated. But amongst the mayhem, our pal BPC slipped right out of sight like a herring.

Bonnie Prince Charlie hadn't prepared for defeat.

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