Much has been written about the Battle of Culloden ~ the Jacobite Uprising against government troops and the last battle to take place in Great Britain (the battle actually took place in 1746 but is known as the ‘45). Many of the tales talk of men – Bonnie Prince Charlie, warriors and troops… but there are tales to be told of the women of the ‘45 too.

One such woman is Isabel Haldane, wife of Charles Stewart of Ardsheal. Like many Scotswomen of the time, Isabel Haldane was a committed Jacobite and supported Bonnie Prince Charlie when he raised his standard at Glenfinnan. When Isabel realised that her husband was reluctant to lead the Stewarts of Appin to the battlefield for fear of the consequences, she took off her apron and handed it to him.

“Charles, if you are not willing to be commander of the Appin men, stay at home and take care of the house, and I will go and command them myself.”

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