
What is recorded here
This blue commemorative plaque records: Prince Charles Edward 1720-1788 Young Pretender stayed here on 14th November 1745 during the Jacobite rebellion Recorded plaque organisation: Preston & South Ribble Civic Trust, Millennium Festival Awards For All.
Charles Edward Stuart, also known as Bonnie Prince Charlie and the Young Pretender, was a central figure in the Jacobite cause aiming to restore the Stuart monarchy to the British throne; he led the unsuccessful Jacobite uprising of 1745, which sought to reclaim the crown for his father, James Francis Edward Stuart.
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