These Jacobite rebellions continued until the mid-18th century , when Charles Edward Stuart was defeated at the Battle of Culloden in 1746 . Jacobite rebellions continued on into the mid-18th century until the son of the last Catholic claimant to the throne , ( James III & VIII ) , mounted a final campaign in 1745 . The Jacobite forces of Prince Charles Edward Stuart , the `` Bonnie Prince Charlie '' of legend , were defeated at the Battle of Culloden in 1746 .