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26 de feb. de 2023 · Flora Fraser, named after the heroine of the ’45, corrals a driving, fast-flowing story with great skill. Macdonald’s life offers much to think on, in particular, as Fraser notes in her prologue, Scottish and American nationalism and “the nature of loyalism as a function of emigration”.
13 de feb. de 2023 · Two loyalist leaders dropped dead, but one who survived the carnage was Allan MacDonald of Kingsburgh, the husband of Flora MacDonald, who had helped Prince Charles Edward Stewart to escape the Highlands after his defeat at the Battle of Culloden 30 years before. In 1746, Charles had fled first to the Outer Hebrides.
29 de may. de 2018 · Flora Macdonald. Born 1722. South Uist, Hebrides. Died March 4, 1790. Kingsburgh, Scotland. Musician. F lora Macdonald became famous in Scotland and England by helping Charles Edward Stuart escape from his enemies in Scotland in 1746. Stuart believed himself to be legally entitled to become King of England.
5 de oct. de 2022 · The inaugural episode of season four sees former BBC Reporting Scotland anchor, Jackie Bird sit down with author Flora Fraser as they take a deep dive into the life of Flora MacDonald, the 24-year-old unlikely heroine who helped assist the defeated Prince Charles Edward Stuart (Bonnie Prince Charlie) escape from Benbecula to the Isle of Skye in the aftermath of the battle of Culloden.
10 de ene. de 2023 · Since her daring mission in 1746, Flora Macdonald has lived on in myth. A new biography by Flora Fraser attempts to sort fact from fiction.
4 de may. de 2012 · Flora MacDonald was born in 1722 to a prominent Presbyterian family of the MacDonald Clan in Scotland. She is known primarily for her support of both the Jacobite cause in Scotland, and the Loyalist cause in America during the Revolutionary War. Flora is credited with helping Bonnie Prince Charlie escape from Scotland in 1746 disguised as her maid.While Flora was growing up, many Highland ...
Hugh Douglas. Alan Sutton, 1993 - Biography & Autobiography - 259 pages. "On 28 June 1746 Flora MacDonald, with her 'maid' Betty Burke sailed over the sea to Skye. The 'maid' was Prince Charles Edward Stuart, a desperate fugitive from the forces of King George who were hunting him in the Hebrides following his flight after the disastrous defeat ...
