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Charles Edward Stuart bronze plaque

Commemorative plaque
Charles Edward Stuart bronze plaque
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This bronze commemorative plaque records: On this site stood the Shawfield Mansion where Prince Charles Stuart resided in 1745. Recorded plaque organisation: Pen and Pencil Club.
Charles Edward Stuart, also known as Bonnie Prince Charlie, was a claimant to the British throne and led the Jacobite rising of 1745; he is remembered for his attempt to restore the Stuart monarchy to the thrones of England and Scotland.

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