Battle of Prestonpans 1745

Writing & Song & Poetry

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WRITING & Song & Poetry
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Edinburgh at the Time of the Occupation of Prince Charles
- The substance of a lecture delivered to the old Edinburgh Club, March 1909
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12MB
Memoirs of the Horsbrugh Family
- East Lothian Life Winter 2005; re-enacted September 20th 2008
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91KB
Victory at Prestonpans
- Written by Dr Christopher Duffy for the Trust at the suggestion of the 1745 Association
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7.4MB
The Battle of Pots and Pans
- Written for the Trust and by Andrew Dallmeye and premiered May 2007
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647KB
The White Cockade (Key B) Lyrics
Performed at the Battle of Pots and Pans, 8th June 2007
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Johnnie Cope (Key G) Lyrics
Performed at the Battle of Pots and Pans, 8th June 2007
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Prestoun's Walls (Key G Open (Fast)) Lyrics
Performed at the Battle of Pots and Pans, 8th June 2007
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The Lady Frances Gardiner’s Lament Lyrics
Performed at the Battle of Pots and Pans, 8th June 2007
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And Now The Crown (Key C (Dunbartons Drums)) Lyrics
Performed at the Battle of Pots and Pans, 8th June 2007
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Skye Boat Song (Key F C5) Lyrics
Performed at the Battle of Pots and Pans, 8th June 2007
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HRH Prince Charles Edward's Declaration
at Holyroodhouse Palace October 10th 1745
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853KB
Sir John Cope and Rebellion of 1745
General Sir Robert Caddell living at Cockenzie House contributed this analysis in 1898 and was reprinted by The Trust in 2008
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8.52MB
A Backward Glance
A novel from Cuthill Press by Sharon Dabell, that tells of the hardships of a Highland family across then yaers of Jacobite upheavals - July 2008
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1MB
The White Rose and the Thorntree
A novel from Cuthill Press by Roy Pugh that follows a redcoat and a Highlander as they approach Prestonpans in 1745 - September 2008
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1.1MB
Rebellious Scots to Crush
Anthology of literature, art and song arising from the Victory at Prestonpans edited by Arran Johnston - September 2008
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3.2MB
Battle of Pinkie Cleugh
East Lothian Life, August 2008 by David Pilling
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342KB

Colonel Gardiner - Vice & Virtue

A play for the Trust by Andrew Dallmeyer exploring both sides to the life of the Hanoverian martyr at the Battle in 1745 [premiered July 2009]
     
A Baron's Tale
A novel from Cuthill Press by Gordon Prestoungrange, Baron of Prestoungrange, that explores the life of William Grant in 1745/ 1764 and all that has since transpired at Prestoungrange - September 2009
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5MB
The Battle of Prestonpans 1745
An account especially written by Stuart McHardy for youngsters met during the School Visits Programme 2009/ 2010 sponsored by the Scottish Arts Council & Awards for All - November 2009
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Valour does not wait
A novel from Cuthill Press by Gordon Prestoungrange, Baron of Prestoungrange, that explores the life of William Grant in 1745/ 1764 and all that has since transpired at Prestoungrange - September 2009
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0.7MB