The Jacobites and Russia, 1715-1750.(Reviews of Books)(Book Review)

Albion | September 22, 2003| | Copyright

Rebecca Wills. The Jacobites and Russia, 1715-1750. East Linton, U.K.: Tuckwell Press. 2002. Pp. xvi, 253. $31.95 paper. ISBN 1-86232-142-6.

Despite the plethora of works--all but a growth industry--dealing with virtually every aspect of the Jacobite diaspora during the eighteenth century, little attention has been devoted to the activity and influence of Jacobite exiles at the Russian court during this time. The book under review is, therefore, most welcome--a work by a younger scholar but one gracefully written, well organized, and soundly researched, combining an ...

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