Other resources

There are many, many books and resources on the subject of the ’45 and Culloden. The list which follows is a selection of the most interesting and those of most relevance to teachers and their pupils.

Books and publications for teachers

Christopher Duffy The ’45 Phoenix 2007
An outstanding and very readable account of the events of 1745 and 1746, utilizing many new sources of evidence.

John Sadler Culloden: the last charge of the Highland Clans, Tempus 2006
Particularly strong on the visceral experiences of 18th century warfare.

Stuart Reid Culloden 1746 Battlefield Guide Pen and Sword 2005 An excellent guide to the battlefield and the events of the battle.

Stuart Reid Like Hungry Wolves: Culloden Moor 16 April 1746 Windrow and Greene 1994
A fantastic source of images and information about the two armies.

National Archives of Scotland
The Jacobites
National Archives of Scotland/Learning + Teaching Scotland 2004
An excellent resource pack exploring the Jacobite cause through archive material. Contains background information, activity sheets and a CD of sound recordings.
Order from www.scottisharchivesforschools.org/publications.asp

D K Broster Flight of the Heron Lomond Books 1990
Written in 1925, this is the first in a trilogy of novels about the Jacobite rising. Vivid and dramatic, some passages may be suitable for reading aloud to pupils.

Books for pupils

Allan Burnett Bonnie Prince Charlie and all that Birlinn 2006
Scoular Anderson 1745 and all that Birlinn 2001
Both of these popular with pupils, provocative and surprisingly informative.

Gordon Jarvie The Clans NMS Publishing 2005
A useful and attractively illustrated guide to the clan system.

TV Programmes/DVDs

• Battlefield Britain - The Battle Of Culloden 1746 – DVD of the BBC series by Peter Snow and his son Dan Snow. An investigation of the battlefield and the events leading up to the battle. Interesting use of ‘interviews’ with soldiers from either side and of computer generated imagery of a number of battles of the campaign. Particularly useful in setting the ‘night before’ scene.
• BBC Scotland - Around Scotland: The Jacobites. This three-part series aimed at pupils aged 9-14 investigates the story of the ’45. The first part looks at the story from the Government point of view, the second from the Jacobite, while the third looks at how historians interpret the events and site today.

Websites

www.ntseducation.org.uk
Additional information on Culloden, its causes and aftermath, aimed at both teachers and pupils.

www.ntseducation.org.uk/archaeologyforschools/index.htm
A useful introduction for teachers to archaeology in schools, with some particularly goood activities on assessing evidence.

www.bbc.co.uk/scotland/education/as/jacobites
BBC Scotland Around Scotland: the Jacobites website. The website to accompany the TV series. A lively interactive website requiring pupils to make decisions based on evidence.

www.scran.ac.uk
The Scottish Cultural Resources Access Network – SCRAN
A searchable archive of Scotland’s material culture; many objects and images associated with Culloden, and several Pathfinder packs for teachers.

www.ltscotland.org.uk/scottishhistory
A useful resource bank of online learning resources for pupils working from Levels C-E. Includes a game the History Maze – Jacobites designed for upper primary.

www.rbs.co.uk/Group_Information/Memory_Bank/
Our_Teaching_Resources/The_Teaching_Resources
An interesting resource pack with activities exploring the Jacobite occupation of Edinburgh, based on material in the archives of the Royal Bank of Scotland.