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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.
4 de mai. 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 ...
Flora was de dochter van Ranald MacDonald van Milton op het eiland South Uist en Marion, dochter van Angus MacDonald. Haar vader stierf toen zij een kind was en haar moeder werd ontvoerd en moest Hugh MacDonald van Armadale ( Skye) huwen. Ze groeide op onder de voogdij van de clan de MacDonalds van Clanranald.
Flora MacDonald è commemorata da una statua di bronzo nel castello di Inverness (sul Castle Hill, anche noto come Castle Wynd), progettata da Andrew Davidson, eretta nel 1896. La "Flora MacDonald's Fancy" è un ballo delle Highlands scozzesi coreografato in suo onore, presumibilmente basato su una danza che ella eseguì per Bonnie Prince Charlie. È noto per i suoi passi e movimenti graziosi.
3 de set. 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 ( Fionnghal NicDhòmhnaill e gouezeleg) ( 1722 – 1790 ), zo un emsaverez ha harozez skosat. Merc'h e oa da Ranald MacDonald, eus Milton, en enez Uibhist a Deas (South Uist e saozneg), en Inizi Gall, en Skos. He mamm e oa Marion, merc'h da Angus Macdonald. He zad a varvas pa oa bugelig, ha gwallet e oa bet gantañ.
22 de dez. 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.
