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Outlander: The History vs. Fiction of Bonnie Prince Charlie

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Bonnie Prince Charlie is an incredibly important figure in Scotland’s history, but in the context of Outlander: Season 2, he’s bad news for main characters Claire and Jamie Fraser.

With the Frasers’ mission to stop the Battle of Culloden from ever happening, their goal is to try to prevent Prince Charles Stuart, aka Bonnie Prince Charlie, from staking his claim on the British throne. It’s a huge challenge for Jamie to have to move against his own people, but also a huge challenge for actor Sam Heughan. In filming Season 2, he had to act opposite a fictionalized version of an important figure from his country’s history who is being characterized in a very different manner from how Heughan learned about him in school.

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