Calendar of the Stuart Papers Preserved at Windsor Castle

Calendar of the Stuart Papers Preserved at Windsor Castle, Historical Manuscripts Commission

The papers arise from the life of the titular King James III of England, VIII of Scotland, and were in the possession of both Charles Edward Stuart (Bonnie Prince Charlie) and then his brother Henry, cardinal duke of York. In this way they came to be held in the Vatican before finally making it to England in two batches between 1806 and 1822.

For more on the history of these manuscripts, see this post on our blog