Scotland's History Union and Jacobites Jacobite invasion planned
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After the death of James VII his son, James Francis Edward Stuart, took up the Jacobite cause. In response to the Act of Union he plans a French invasion of Scotland. Bad luck and atrocious weather turn the invasion into a farce. Video: A history of Scotland: Let's Pretend.
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