Flora Macdonald Pretty Young Rebel Her Life And Story Flora Fraser by Flora Fraser 9780451494382, 9780451494399, 0451494385, 0451494393 instant download after payment.

A captivating biography of the remarkable young Scotswoman whose bold decision to help “Bonnie” Prince Charlie—the Stuart claimant to the British throne—evade capture & 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 20s, loyal to the Stuarts. Disguising the prince as an Irish maid, petticoats & 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, & 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 & influencing countless novels, poems, & songs—most notably, the classic ballad “Skye Boat Song” adapted from a traditional tune in the late 19th century. But her remarkable life didn’t come to a close with her clandestine mission to Skye. Faced with a confession from one of the boatmen, Flora was arrested & taken to London on charges of treason, where under interrogation, she wittily deflected questions & staunchly defended her motives. She was eventually released under the 1747 Act of Indemnity, but disaster would befall her yet again: in 1774, Flora & her husband, Allan MacDonald, fled the impoverished highlands for a brighter future in Cross Creek, North Carolina—utterly unaware of the burgeoning revolution that would upend their lives there, with Allan imprisoned & Flora fleeing, penniless, back home to the Hebrides. 

In this probing, evocative portrait of a tumultuous life, master historian Flora Fraser peels away the layers of misinformation, legend, & myth to reveal Flora MacDonald in full. Fraser presents a fascinating pic