The English Ministers and Jacobitism between the Rebellions of 1715 and 1745 / / Paul S. Fritz.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter University of Toronto Press eBook-Package Archive 1933-1999
• VerfasserIn: Fritz, Paul S. ,
• Place / Publishing House: Toronto : : University of Toronto Press, , [2019]; ©1975
• Year of Publication: 2019
• Language: English
• Series: Heritage
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (202 p.)

Since the rise of the modern nation state in Europe, political leaders have had to cope with the problems of conspiracy and internal security. The English Ministers and Jacobitism between the Rebellions of 1715 and 1745 is a study of the response made to these twin problems by the British central government, under Stanhope, Sunderland, and Walpole. Faced with the prospect of assassination, internal rebellion, and conspiracy, the ministers naturally took all necessary measures to protect the security of the state. Nor did their worries end with the successful defeat of the Jacobite Rebellion of 1715; an examination of the anti-Jacobite campaign after this date clearly demonstrates a continuing dread of Jacobitism. At the same time, their action in the years 1715-45 against Jacobite plots for a restoration betrays an acute awareness on their part of the political advantages to be reaped through careful exploitation of those fears. Professor Fritz's study is a valuable addition to the existing literature on Jacobitism. It uncovers new documents revealing the workings of the conspirators, and it illuminates how the threat of conspiracy was used successfully by imaginative politicians to retain power.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Preface -- Abbreviations -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Prologue -- 1. The Swedish-Jacobite conspiracy of 1717 -- 2. The ministerial response -- 3. The exploitation of fear -- 4. The Spanish-Jacobite conspiracy of 1719 -- 5. Ministerial vigilance and retaliation -- 6. The necessity for a plot -- 7. The English Jacobite plot of 1721 -- 8. Walpole's investigation -- 9. Walpole's political gain -- 10. Walpole's intelligence system -- 11. The death of English Jacobitism -- Conclusion -- APPENDIX 1. John Sempill (Sample), Walpole's anti-Jacobite spy -- APPENDIX 2. The Norfolk List of 1721 -- APPENDIX 3. Estimate of Jacobite strength in England and Wales for an uprising in 1721 -- APPENDIX 4. Known Jacobites or individuals suspected of Jacobitism who were members of the House of Commons in the years 1715-45 -- APPENDIX 5. Duke of Wharton's list of Jacobite support among the peerage in 1725 -- Bibliography -- Index