Pictured Jacobite John Conyard Bonnie Prince Charlie returns to Traquair! History Comes Alive! Saturday 18th & Sunday 19th August 11am – 5pm It is wel
Pictured Jacobite John Conyard Bonnie Prince Charlie returns to Traquair! History Comes Alive! Saturday 18th & Sunday 19th August 11am – 5pm It is well known that Bonnie Prince Charlie visited Traquair in 1745 to recruit support and as he left the Earl closed the famous Bear Gates at the top of the avenue vowing they would not be reopened until a Stuart king returned. Now, Traquair is bringing the past to life as visitors will be able to witness as Charlie rides down to Traquair but as he joins his supporters the redcoats are lying in wait. Alan Breck’s Volunteer Regiment will be setting up camp for the weekend so visitors can learn about life in a Jacobite army, witness a skirmish as the redcoats ambush the camp and a battle ensues. Inside the house, there are no less dramatic happenings as past inhabitants tell their stories in a series of short scenarios taking place in various rooms in the house. You can meet Mary Queen of Scots as she complains about her thoughtless husband, Darnley; hear what it was like to be a daughter at Traquair being sent to Europe to be educated; listen to the Elderly Earl of Traquair complaining about his daughter in law and experience what life was like for a Catholic priest in the seventeenth century. All the stories are drawn from Traquair’s own archives which are rich in letters, accounts and diaries, many already on display in the house. Catherine Maxwell Stuart commented: “The history of Traquair is all about the people who lived here and this event gives us the chance to bring those characters back from the past to tell their own stories” Traquair’s living history continues with the present family and the present daughter of the house plays her eighteenth century counterpart.
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Photo credit: © IAN GEORGESON / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
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