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It this is the wrong place to post this I apologize. I'm currently writing a TL involving a Jacobite Restoration in 1714 and am trying to gather some information.
1. Was the Château de Saint-Germain-en-Laye owned by the Stuart Family? Wikipedia says the ownership was given to James II by Louis XIV but does that mean they would still own it after they are restored or is it merely meant to be a home in exile, and would be turned back over to France if they are restored?
2. Who were the most influential Jacobite in the years of 1710-1714? Both in the exiled Court and in Britain.
3. What were the actual views of the English people about the Jacobites and James III & VIII? I can guess for Scotland and Ireland but I can never find real info for England. I know the views of the elite but how would the common people react to James III's restoration? Happiness? Anger? Or apathy, like with the Ascension of George I?
4. Any recommendations for books on the Jacobite Movement for the years 1689-1715? I can find several on the later Jacobitism and many on both Bonnie Prince Charlie and the 45 rising but very little of James III & VIII's early years as pretender/Heir.