# The Jacobites — What’s Wrong with the World character guide

> The Jacobites in What’s Wrong with the World by G. K. Chesterton.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0001-what-s-wrong-with-the-world

## Who they are

Supporters of the Stuart claim to the throne, cited as historical rebels.

## In the story

### [The Unfinished Temple](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/what_s_wrong_with_the_world_se/chapters/v-the-unfinished-temple)

Cited as an example of a lost cause that might have saved the world, but whose failure prevents us from judging its potential.

### [The Staleness of the New Schools](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/what_s_wrong_with_the_world_se/chapters/xii-the-staleness-of-the-new-schools)

Cited as the last Tories with a high-spirited, principled cause, in contrast to modern Tories who merely conserve inherited situations.

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