ˌJacobite ˈRising, the (also the ˌJacobite Reˈbellion)

1. the failed attempt in 1715–16 to make James Edward Stuart (the Old Pretender) king of England

2. the failed attempt in 1745–46 to make Bonnie Prince Charlie (Charles Edward Stuart) king of England, which ended all hope of making the Stuart family kings of England again ⇒ Culloden

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