Flight of the Heron timeline

This is a complete timeline for The Flight of the Heron, compiled from the various references to dates and times throughout the book. This was an easier task than for Raffles, as FotH is a single mostly-linear narrative, quite specifically placed in real history, and doesn't contradict itself, and Broster is usually fairly generous with giving precise dates and lengths of time for the events she narrates. In a few places I've arbitrarily decided on a specific date within the possible range given by canon, but there are no outright guesses. This follow-up post goes into detail on how I put the timeline together.

( The timeline! )

Feel free to point out any errors or omissions, or comment on anything else you think is relevant. I hope this is a useful fandom resource. :)

Flight of the Heron timeline: the details

Here's how I put the timeline together! In several places, historical dates are of use for dating events in the novel, and my main source for these was Christopher Duffy's book Fight for a Throne: The Jacobite '45 Reconsidered.


( Explanation of the timeline (long!) )

And that's it! Again, please do comment with corrections, additions, arguments etc. In particular, I suspect there may be more information on Keith's backstory in Gleam in the North, but I didn't revisit that book for this timeline, so if you've read it more recently and it does have anything to contribute, do say so.