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Book:Name: Flora Fraser - Flora Macdonald 'Pretty Young Rebel'- Her Life and Story (retail) (epub)
Format: epub
Size: 49.11 MB
Description:Title: Flora Macdonald
Author: Flora Fraser
Language: English
Year: 2022
Subjects: N/A
Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
ISBN: 9788362430109
Total pages: 140 str.
Download from RapidGatorA captivating biography of the remarkable young Scotswoman whose bold decision to help "Bonnie" Prince Charlie-the Stuart claimant to the British throne-evade capture and flee the country has become the stuff of legend.
After his decisive defeat at the Battle of Culloden in 1746, Prince Charles Edward Stuart was a man on the run. Seeking refuge in the Outer Hebrides, hoping to escape to France, he found an unlikely ally in Flora MacDonald, a young woman in her early twenties, loyal to the Stuarts. Disguising the prince as an Irish maid, petticoats and all, Flora conveyed Charles by boat to Skye, where they lodged safely with her family, until the prince's inexpert handling of feminine attire caused concern, and he was persuaded to forgo the ruse before fleeing the area undetected. Flora never saw him again.
This famous incident led to Flora's enduring appeal as a courageous Scottish heroine, inspiring and influencing...
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