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Jacobite letters go on display for first time at Blair Castle

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Highland Perthshire castle. Hundreds of letters written to and from the Murray family during the early 18th century until now are on display in Blair Castle having been stored previously in its archive.The letters shed a clear spotlight on the tension between Bonnie Prince Charlie and his ally and commander, and reveal an intense family drama - which pitted father against son and brother against brother.One astonishing account even saw the Young Pretender call his loyal supporter and acknowledged military strategist Lord George Murray, brother to the Duke of Atholl, an “idiot” for his advice amidst the conflicts of the Jacobite Rebellions.The surprisingly candid and rather boorish accusation was made in a letter recently uncovered, in which.

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