The Jacobite era lasted around a hundred years and included three major and two minor military campaigns (risings or rebellions), so there's a lot of action to cover. Though they were all related in name and in the essential goal of re-establishing the Stuart monarchs upon the throne of the Three Kingdoms of Britain and Ireland, the movement and its related causes shifted and changed as the era progressed. There are numerous books that will give you solid overviews of the entire era, and thrice as many that narrow down into specific aspects of the Forty-five, which was the final and most militarily effective of the campaigns.

You might like to consider some of the choices on the 'list of 'essentials' that I've recently posted on my research blog, Little Rebellions, which covers different aspects of the Jacobite era from the perspective of academic history. I'll be posting other reading lists in the coming months that will cover other categories, like popular history, military history, and archival collections.

Hope this helps a bit with your search,

Dr Darren S. Layne
Creator and Curator, The Jacobite Database of 1745