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Flora Macdonald (1722-1790), Jacobite heroine

Sitter in 7 portraits
The daughter of a Hebrides farmer, she helped Bonnie Prince Charlie to reach Skye after his defeat at Culloden in 1746. She was brought to London and imprisoned but soon released.

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Politics, Government and Diplomacy
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Comhairle nan Eilean Siar
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