Jacobites are "supporters of James". However Jacobites specifically refer to the supporters of James VII of Scots (i.e. not VI of Scots/I of England).
The Jacobites
A Jacobite was a supported of the exiled stuart King James II. These supporter and their movement ran from 1688 to the 1750s. The movement was particularly strong in Wales and Scotland.
Jacobites were the supporters of King James II after he was deposed.
No. Jacobites are not a religion. They were people who wanted Bonny Prince Charlie to be king. The Jacobites got there name because they first were people who wanted a man called King James to be King. People who didn't want this sent the Jacobites of to France. In France they called people called James Jacob. The Latin word for Jacob is Jacobite
James,
No. King James did not kill Mary Queen of Scots.
King James the 1st was king of Great Britain from 1603 to 1625. He was the son of Mary Queen of Scots.
Mary, Queen Of Scots preceded James VI
Her son James VI.
The father of Mary, Queen of Scots was King James V of Scotland (1512 - 1542).
The Jacobites fought with the supporters of the Hanoverian line of British kings, notably King George II.
James I (also known as James VI, King of Scots)