The companions of Pickle / Being a sequel to 'Pickle the spy'

A sequence of documentary studies examines individuals and incidents tied to the Jacobite uprisings, combining biographical sketches, archival research, and legal narratives. The author revisits evidence to argue that a notorious government informer known by the nickname Pickle was actually a Highland chief, reassessing figures such as the Earl Marischal, Murray of Broughton, Barisdale, Cluny, and Dr. Archibald Cameron, and recounting trials and injustices after Culloden. Appendices reproduce relevant letters, while final chapters consider the social consequences of the clan system's collapse and correct earlier errors, offering a measured re-evaluation of loyalty, treachery, and post-rebellion administration in the Scottish Highlands.