The Pretender’s throne lost
SIXTEEN letters in the hand of Prince Charles Edward Stuart, the Young Pretender, written in the years 1746-48, in the aftermath of Culloden, formed a key part of this manuscript sale at Bloomsbury Book Auctions (17.5/10% buyer's premium) on June 20.
Written in French, four of the the letters were addressed to Louis XV and the remainder to his minis…