--- product_id: 7156586 title: "The Last Highlander: Scotland’s Most Notorious Clan Chief, Rebel & Double Agent" price: "117.22 DT" currency: TND in_stock: true reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.tn/products/7156586-the-last-highlander-scotland-s-most-notorious-clan-chief-rebel store_origin: TN region: Tunisia --- # The Last Highlander: Scotland’s Most Notorious Clan Chief, Rebel & Double Agent **Price:** 117.22 DT **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** The Last Highlander: Scotland’s Most Notorious Clan Chief, Rebel & Double Agent - **How much does it cost?** 117.22 DT with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.tn](https://www.desertcart.tn/products/7156586-the-last-highlander-scotland-s-most-notorious-clan-chief-rebel) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER PERFECT FOR FANS OF OUTLANDER The true story of one of Scotland’s most notorious and romantic heroes. He was a spy, a clan-chief, a traitor. A polyglot, a deserter and a man of philosophy. Simon Fraser, Lord Lovat, was the last of the great Scottish chiefs – and the last nobleman executed for treason. In life, his wit, ambition and dubious sense of morality kept him in the thick of political intrigue. With a taste for risk and determined to make his fortune, Lovat made pacts with Catholics and Protestants, Scots and Englishmen. Lovat found his famous end a turncoat and a martyr: he threw himself in with the ‘45 rebellion and fought for Prince Charles against the crown. His execution in Tower Hill, at the age of 80, was the last of its kind. Lovat was one of Scotland’s most notorious and romantic figures: a man whose loyalty had no home, whose sword had a price. This is the swashbuckling account of his life, and a brilliant portrayal of nation in revolt. Review: Excellent, evocative and historically detailed! - This book starts out with an introduction to the life of the Scottish Highlands in the late 17th and early 18th centuries, providing the stage setting for the remarkable exploits and life of Simon Fraser, the last member of the British House of Lords to be beheaded on Tower Hill. The author portrays a young man raised to the sound of Gaelic poetry, bagpipes, and the legends of the Clan Fraser. His father was a possible heir to the Barony of Lovat, but of a junior line. Only when the senior line died out without a male heir did Simon's father inherit the Barony. The men of the Clan Fraser fell into line behind Simon and his father, following ancient Highland custom. A MacKenzie lord, allied with the Atholl Murrays, then conspired to use every trick in the Scottish legal system to subordinate the Frasers to the MacKenzies. Simon rallied the Frasers to resist, eventually resulting in the MacKenzie candidate (and husband of the female heir of the senior line) being jailed while a gibbet was built outside his jail cell at Castle Dounie - the Fraser stronghold. The MacKenzie candidate resigned his claims to the Fraser clan and its lands. Simon became Chief of the Frasers and Lord Lovat when his father died soon thereafter. The author, who is married to a Lovat Fraser, tells the ensuing tale in a way that evokes the dangers, the loyalties, and the many ways that Scotland's legal system was subject to corruption in the early 18th century. Simon was eventually outlawed in Scotland and fled to the Jacobite court in France, where he met King James and Louis XIV, and tried to win back his claims to a Highland estate by planning and promoting a Jacobite invasion of Scotland. Simon was jailed by order of King Louis. The tale of how the Fraser subchiefs sent a loyal chief to rescue Simon, how Simon led the Frasers in capturing Inverness and supporting Hanover against a Jacobite invasion, and how eventually Simon won back the favor of King George I, is a tale of espionage, double-dealing, derring-do, and a very accurate portrait of the conspirators in both London and St. Germain-en-Laye. After describing the failed, early Jacobite rebellions, the author weaves a tale of Clan Fraser recovery, largely through Simon's masterful use of favoritism, corruption, and a judicial appeal to the British House of Lords that was a plain and gross breach of the 1707 Treaty of Union. From 1719 to 1745, Simon did everything he could to restore the Clan Fraser. The author invokes the color, the traditions, and the plain hard facts of Scottish Highland life in the 18th century. Without excessive sentiment, the acts leading to the destruction of Clan Fraser - and the complete frustration of all the hopes of Simon Fraser - are all laid out with historical accuracy and contemporary details. The author suggests that Simon supported the Jacobite rebellion of 1745 because the Hanoverian government had withdrawn its financial and political support, and that Simon gambled all and lost. The sad story of how Simon Fraser, Lord Lovat, sent his oldest son and his Clan into the 1745 rebellion and destruction, and how Simon was eventually executed after a trial in the House of Lords, is well and truly told. John A. Fraser, III January 8, 2013 Review: Interesting historic account of the end of the highland clan system - Interesting story that leads up to the battle of Culloden. After visiting the battle site this has always been interesting to me. I knew very little about the clan system before I read this. A very interesting read. The only complaint I have is that it was made hard to follow because he kept calling people by different names. The main person had at least 3 names: Simon Fraser, Lord Lovat (often just shortened to Lovat) and MacShimidh. Others had multiple names and they would change when they became a lord, so they would go from Simon Fraser to Lovat for example. This was confusing. I think he should have mentioned their different names but as far as telling the story just used one name for them because they were the same person. ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | #306,004 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #16 in U.K. Prime Minister Biographies #94 in Scotland History #275 in Historical British Biographies | | Customer Reviews | 4.1 out of 5 stars 597 Reviews | ## Images ![The Last Highlander: Scotland’s Most Notorious Clan Chief, Rebel & Double Agent - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/816QmeiQ+9L.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Excellent, evocative and historically detailed! *by J***R on January 9, 2013* This book starts out with an introduction to the life of the Scottish Highlands in the late 17th and early 18th centuries, providing the stage setting for the remarkable exploits and life of Simon Fraser, the last member of the British House of Lords to be beheaded on Tower Hill. The author portrays a young man raised to the sound of Gaelic poetry, bagpipes, and the legends of the Clan Fraser. His father was a possible heir to the Barony of Lovat, but of a junior line. Only when the senior line died out without a male heir did Simon's father inherit the Barony. The men of the Clan Fraser fell into line behind Simon and his father, following ancient Highland custom. A MacKenzie lord, allied with the Atholl Murrays, then conspired to use every trick in the Scottish legal system to subordinate the Frasers to the MacKenzies. Simon rallied the Frasers to resist, eventually resulting in the MacKenzie candidate (and husband of the female heir of the senior line) being jailed while a gibbet was built outside his jail cell at Castle Dounie - the Fraser stronghold. The MacKenzie candidate resigned his claims to the Fraser clan and its lands. Simon became Chief of the Frasers and Lord Lovat when his father died soon thereafter. The author, who is married to a Lovat Fraser, tells the ensuing tale in a way that evokes the dangers, the loyalties, and the many ways that Scotland's legal system was subject to corruption in the early 18th century. Simon was eventually outlawed in Scotland and fled to the Jacobite court in France, where he met King James and Louis XIV, and tried to win back his claims to a Highland estate by planning and promoting a Jacobite invasion of Scotland. Simon was jailed by order of King Louis. The tale of how the Fraser subchiefs sent a loyal chief to rescue Simon, how Simon led the Frasers in capturing Inverness and supporting Hanover against a Jacobite invasion, and how eventually Simon won back the favor of King George I, is a tale of espionage, double-dealing, derring-do, and a very accurate portrait of the conspirators in both London and St. Germain-en-Laye. After describing the failed, early Jacobite rebellions, the author weaves a tale of Clan Fraser recovery, largely through Simon's masterful use of favoritism, corruption, and a judicial appeal to the British House of Lords that was a plain and gross breach of the 1707 Treaty of Union. From 1719 to 1745, Simon did everything he could to restore the Clan Fraser. The author invokes the color, the traditions, and the plain hard facts of Scottish Highland life in the 18th century. Without excessive sentiment, the acts leading to the destruction of Clan Fraser - and the complete frustration of all the hopes of Simon Fraser - are all laid out with historical accuracy and contemporary details. The author suggests that Simon supported the Jacobite rebellion of 1745 because the Hanoverian government had withdrawn its financial and political support, and that Simon gambled all and lost. The sad story of how Simon Fraser, Lord Lovat, sent his oldest son and his Clan into the 1745 rebellion and destruction, and how Simon was eventually executed after a trial in the House of Lords, is well and truly told. John A. Fraser, III January 8, 2013 ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Interesting historic account of the end of the highland clan system *by B***Y on July 17, 2016* Interesting story that leads up to the battle of Culloden. After visiting the battle site this has always been interesting to me. I knew very little about the clan system before I read this. A very interesting read. The only complaint I have is that it was made hard to follow because he kept calling people by different names. The main person had at least 3 names: Simon Fraser, Lord Lovat (often just shortened to Lovat) and MacShimidh. Others had multiple names and they would change when they became a lord, so they would go from Simon Fraser to Lovat for example. This was confusing. I think he should have mentioned their different names but as far as telling the story just used one name for them because they were the same person. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Very complete picture of the controversial Lord Simon Lovat. *by S***S on August 8, 2025* Fantastic book. Great history in a story format. Solid presentation to present the different facets of my great grandfather, about 7 generations back. As an avid history reader, I’d recommend this book even if I wasn’t a direct descendant. ## Frequently Bought Together - The Last Highlander: Scotland’s Most Notorious Clan Chief, Rebel & Double Agent - The Highland Clans - Culloden Tales: Stories from Scotland's Most Famous Battlefield --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.tn/products/7156586-the-last-highlander-scotland-s-most-notorious-clan-chief-rebel](https://www.desertcart.tn/products/7156586-the-last-highlander-scotland-s-most-notorious-clan-chief-rebel) --- *Product available on Desertcart Tunisia* *Store origin: TN* *Last updated: 2026-09-30*