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Sarah Ward & Sean Murphy

Secret love letters between exiled Jacobite and wife who were forced apart after Culloden found

Like a story straight from the pages of Outlander, the secret letters between an exiled Jacobite warrior and his wife who were forced apart for eight years after the defeat at Culloden have been published.

Military strategist Lord George Murray, who was a close confidant of Bonnie Prince Charlie, and his wife, Lady Amelia, were separated after the Battle of Culloden when he was forced to go into exile in the Netherlands for eight years.

Tragically, after years spent sharing secret correspondence, which showed the deep bond that remained between the couple, they were only reunited shortly before Lord George died.

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