The Lyon in Mourning, Vol. 1 or a collection of speeches, letters, journals, etc. relative to the affairs of Prince Charles Edward Stuart

A vivid tapestry of firsthand accounts, this volume brings together the journals, letters, speeches and memoranda of a devoted Scottish bishop who lived through the tumult of the 1745 Jacobite rising. Robert Forbes recorded his own arrest, the desperate movements of Prince Charles Edward Stuart, and the fragile network of loyalists who risked everything for the cause. His meticulous notes offer a rare, ground‑level view of the rebellion’s early days and its immediate aftermath.

Beyond the battlefield, the collection reveals the personal world of the era—hostile imprisonments, secret shelters in the homes of influential Jacobite supporters, and the intimate ties forged among clergy, nobles and the Prince’s followers. Forbes’s reflections on his own ministry, marriages, and later episcopal duties weave a broader portrait of a man whose single‑minded dedication preserved details that might otherwise have been lost. Listeners will gain both the excitement of a nation in upheaval and the quieter, human stories that underlie that historic moment.