David Morgan, the Welsh Jacobite

In the opening pages, the author brings to life the turbulent world of mid‑eighteenth‑century Wales, where loyalties to the deposed Stuart line still burned bright. Through the story of David Morgan, a charismatic landowner turned Jacobite, readers glimpse the blend of personal honor, regional pride, and heartfelt devotion that propelled ordinary men into rebellion. Vivid excerpts from contemporary ballads and letters reveal how Morgan’s pledge to “bonnie Charlie” echoed across the hills, turning his farmsteads into rallying points for a cause that seemed both nostalgic and perilous.

Beyond Morgan’s own daring exploits, the work paints a broader picture of a nation still grappling with the aftershocks of the Glorious Revolution. It explains how lingering grievances over religious freedom, royal favoritism, and the memory of earlier civil wars nurtured a lingering undercurrent of dissent. As the narrative unfolds, listeners are invited to explore the complex motives that drove Welsh gentry and common folk alike to risk everything for a crown they believed was rightfully theirs.