How Long to Read Culloden: Scotland's Last Battle and the Forging of the British Empire

How Long Does it Take to Read Culloden: Scotland's Last Battle and the Forging of the British Empire?

It takes the average reader 7 hours and 15 minutes to read Culloden: Scotland's Last Battle and the Forging of the British Empire by Trevor Royle

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

A vigorous and authoritative history of last major battle fought between Scottish and English forces, ending all hope of the Stuarts reclaiming the throne and forming the bedrock for the creation of the British Empire. The Battle of Culloden in 1746 has gone down in history as the last major battle fought on British soil: a vicious confrontation between the English Royal Army and the Scottish forces supporting the Stuart claim to the throne. But this wasn't just a conflict between the Scots and the English: the battle was also part of a much larger campaign to protect the British Isles from the growing threat of a French invasion. In Trevor Royle's vivid and evocative narrative, we are drawn into the ranks, on both sides, alongside doomed Jacobites fighting fellow Scots dressed in the red coats of the Duke of Cumberland's Royal Army. And we meet the Duke himself, a skilled warrior who would gain notoriety because of the reprisals on Highland clans in the battle's aftermath. Royle also takes us beyond the battle as the men of the Royal Army, galvanized by its success at Culloden, expand dramatically and start to fight campaigns overseas in America and India in order to secure British interests. We see the revolutionary use of fighting techniques first implemented at Culloden, and we see the creation of professional fighting forces. Culloden changed the course of British history by ending all hope of the Stuarts reclaiming the throne, cementing Hanoverian rule and forming the bedrock for the creation of the British Empire. Royle's lively and provocative history looks afresh at the period and unveils its true significance, not only as the end of a struggle for the throne but the beginning of a new global power.

How long is Culloden: Scotland's Last Battle and the Forging of the British Empire?

Culloden: Scotland's Last Battle and the Forging of the British Empire by Trevor Royle is 432 pages long, and a total of 108,864 words.

This makes it 146% the length of the average book. It also has 133% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Culloden: Scotland's Last Battle and the Forging of the British Empire Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 9 hours and 54 minutes to read Culloden: Scotland's Last Battle and the Forging of the British Empire aloud.

What Reading Level is Culloden: Scotland's Last Battle and the Forging of the British Empire?

Culloden: Scotland's Last Battle and the Forging of the British Empire is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

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