The term Jacobite comes from the Latin for James (i.e. James VII and II) 'Jacobus' 'Jacobite' is not to be confused with 'Jacobean', which refers to James Stuart's rule in England as James I. (Jacobean is also often used to describe a style of art, architecture and theatre.)

Why are Scots called Jacobites?

The name is derived from Jacobus, the Latin version of James. When James II and VII went into exile after the 1688 Glorious Revolution, the Parliament of England argued he abandoned the English throne and offered it to his Protestant daughter Mary II and her husband William III.

What did the Jacobites stand for?

Jacobite, in British history, a supporter of the exiled Stuart king James II (Latin: Jacobus) and his descendants after the Glorious Revolution.