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Flora MacDonald [a] 1722 to 5 March 1790, is best known for helping Charles Edward Stuart evade government troops after the Battle of Culloden in April 1746. Her family had generally backed the government during the 1745 Rising, and MacDonald later claimed to have assisted Charles out of sympathy for his situation.
Flora Macdonald was a Scottish Jacobite heroine who helped Charles Edward, the Young Pretender, the Stuart claimant to the British throne, to escape from Scotland after his defeat in the Jacobite rebellion of 1745–46.
One of the most romantic characters in Scottish history, Flora MacDonald is famous for helping Bonnie Prince Charlie escape from Scotland after the defeat of the Jacobites at the Battle of Culloden in 1746.
Flora MacDonald is almost a mythical figure. Before moving to North Carolina, she was a Jacobite in Scotland who helped the Scottish pretender to the English throne, Prince Charles Stuart, escape with his 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,...
May 29, 2018 · MacDonald, Flora (1722–90). Born on South Uist, but educated in Edinburgh, Flora's help was enlisted during a visit to the island of Benbecula for Charles Edward Stuart's escape to Skye, after Culloden.
Mar 14, 2022 · Find out more about the woman who found fame as a Jacobite heroine sailing Bonnie Prince Charlie to safety, before emigrating to North Carolina at the dawn of the American Revolution….
