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3 de sept. de 2023 · Less well known is her later voyage across the Atlantic to North Carolina where she became involved in the US War of Independence. Even her namesake, the award-winning biographer Flora MacDonald Fraser, who was brought up on Jacobite tales and whose ancestor was the Old Fox, Simon Fraser, knew little of what happened to the historical Flora in later life.
Flora MacDonald’s statement on the escape of Charles Edward Stuart from South Uist (Outer Hebrides) to Skye, 12 July 1746. She gives details on how his escape was managed, his disguise and where he stayed. (SP 54/32 f.49E). Transcript. Copy of the Declaration of Miss MacDonald, Apple Cross Bay, July 12th 1746. Miss Mc. Donald, Daughter in Law ...
Pretty Young Rebel - Full Interview. In Pretty Young Rebel, award-winning biographer Flora Fraser tells the remarkable story of Flora Macdonald. It's a tale of adventure and daring, wit and charm, struggle and survival, and of a woman who showed extraordinary courage in the face of great danger. Why We Still Talk about Flora MacDonald Today ...
22 de dic. de 2022 · In traditional narratives Flora Macdonald is often depicted as a humble peasant girl, but she was actually a cultured young woman from an influential family on the Outer Hebrides. In 1746, as Government forces scoured the Hebrides in search of Prince Charles Edward, Flora helped the fugitive leader to reach Skye, disguised as her Irish maid, Betty Burke.
The Jacobite rebellion has failed catastrophically and Scotland is reeling in the devastating aftermath of the battle of Culloden. Far to the west, on an island in the Outer Hebrides, twenty-four-year-old Flora Macdonald is woken in the dead of night by a messenger with urgent intelligence. Bonnie Prince Charlie is outside, begging for her help.
Flora, born in 1722, was the daughter of a tacksman, a substantial tenant, of the chief, MacDonald of Clanranald, and therefore a member of a staunchly Jacobite clan. On his death, her mother married a MacDonald of Sleat from Skye, and Lady Clanranald herself effectively adopted Flora.
Flora MacDonald married her kinsman, Allan MacDonald of Kingsburgh, in 1750. They farmed at Flodigarry, Skye, until financial difficulties forced them to emigrate to North Carolina, USA, in 1774. They travelled with three of their seven children, as well as their son-in-law and two young grandchildren.
