The hero of these adventures was the memorable Bonnie Prince Charlie (the Young Chandelier)...
—1066 and All That
D. K. Broster apparently consulted eighty books as historical references while writing The Flight of the Heron. I think it shows! While I may not be able to match her thoroughness, I've done a bit of reading about the historical background since getting into the fandom, and it certainly does help to put things in context and understand where the characters and plot are coming from—and it's been very interesting in its own right, too. A few people on the read-along posts have mentioned that they'd like to know more about the history behind FotH, and so I thought I'd share some recommendations for historical reading for those who'd like to delve into the endlessly fascinating subject of the Jacobites.
Thanks very much to![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
luzula, who has done a great deal more fic research than I have, for help with putting this together!
( Some history books... )
—1066 and All That
D. K. Broster apparently consulted eighty books as historical references while writing The Flight of the Heron. I think it shows! While I may not be able to match her thoroughness, I've done a bit of reading about the historical background since getting into the fandom, and it certainly does help to put things in context and understand where the characters and plot are coming from—and it's been very interesting in its own right, too. A few people on the read-along posts have mentioned that they'd like to know more about the history behind FotH, and so I thought I'd share some recommendations for historical reading for those who'd like to delve into the endlessly fascinating subject of the Jacobites.
Thanks very much to
luzula, who has done a great deal more fic research than I have, for help with putting this together!( Some history books... )
