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Pretenders, the

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

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The names given to the son and the grandson of James II. (Prince Charlie) as claiming a right to the throne of England, and called respectively the Elder and the Younger Pretender; the elder, who made one or two attempts to secure his claim, surrendered it to his son, who in 1745 was defeated at Culloden.

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Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Pretenders, the'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​nut/​p/pretenders-the.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
 
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