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Aberdeen to host Jacobite re-enactment

Tollbooth museum was host the re-enactment
Tollbooth museum was host the re-enactment

The 300th anniversary of the Jacobite rebellion will be marked in Aberdeen at the weekend, with a historical re-enactment.

Visitors to the Tollbooth Museum will step back to the 18th century for the event, as the Jacobites take over the venue on Saturday.

Aberdeen and the north-east were central to the story of the Jacobite cause and the subsequent failed rebellion of the Old Pretender, Charles Edward Stewart, to regain the thrones of Scotland, England and Ireland for the exiled House of Stewart.

The catholic dynasty was removed from power by William of Orange and a union of English Parliamentarians during the Glorious Revolution of 1688-89.

At the start of the 1715 rebellion, a new and enthusiastic rebel Jacobite council elected itself in Aberdeen and tried to further the cause of the Stewarts and attempt to win back the thrones.

After the uprising, James’s son Charles Edward Stuart, known as the Young Pretneder or Bonnie Prince Charlie, attempted to win the throne for his father in 1745 in another Jacobite rising but again failed.

Aberdeen City Council deputy leader Marie Boulton said: “In 1715, Aberdeen came out in support of the Jacobite cause and it’s important to mark this anniversary here in the city.

“This re-enactment is a chance to step back in time and learn the who, what, where and why of the rebel Jacobite council.

“There is great interest in this period of Scottish history just now with the 300th anniversary of the 1715 and events such as the re-enactment show the part played by our city at the time.”

The museum is also hosting an exhibition marking the 300th anniversary of the 1715 Jacobite uprising and its connection to Aberdeen.

There will also be a vintage shield on display, along with documents, coins and medals from both the government and the Jacobite sides.

The opening hours for the Tollbooth Museum are Monday to Saturday from 10am-5pm, and on Sunday from noon-3pm. Admission is free.

For more details of the re-enactment event, visit www.aagm.co.uk or telephone 01224 621167. The exhibition runs until October 24.