Charles Edward Stuart: The man, the king, the legend

Douglas, Hugh

R. Hale

Robert Burns, a life

Hale

On 28 June 1746 Flora MacDonald, with her 'maid' Betty Burke sailed over the sea to Skye. The 'maid' was Prince Charles Edward Stuart, a desperate fugitive from the forces of King George who were hunting him in the Hebrides following his flight after the disastrous defeat at the Battle of Culloden. Although reluctant at first to help him, Flora nevertheless ensured the Prince's escape. 'Her name will be mentioned in History' wrote Dr Johnson in 1773, and two centuries later it is for this one act that Flora MacDonald is remembered. Yet Flora's legendary part in Prince Charles Edward Stuart's attempt to win back the British crown is just one facet of this remarkable woman. She was not a simple Highland girl for whom this was her sole moment of courage and triumph, but unusually independent, intelligent and resourceful. Having suffered for helping the Jacobite prince in the Highlands, she travelled to London to order her finances, and when she and her husband decided to emigrate to America, it was she who made the arrangements for their children. In North Carolina she found herself caught up in the American War of Independence, facing hardship and turmoil again. Based on new research in Scotland, North Carolina and Nova Scotia, as well as other sources, Hugh Douglas has built up a lively portrait of this engaging woman which sets Flora within the context of the cataclysmic events which engulfed her and the Highlanders in 1746 and America in the 1770s. In particular he has recovered those 'lost' years in America, building up from contemporary accounts and an examination of what has been written about other members of Flora's family, a meticulous and vivid portrait of her during those terrible years. A final chapter examines the legacy of the Flora MacDonald legend today and her current place within her clan and the people of Scotland and America. The first biography of Flora MacDonald for a quarter of a century, illustrated with a wealth of contemporary paintings, documents and engravings, this highly readable and well-told account will be welcomed and enjoyed by the general reader, as well as being of interest to eighteenth century historians.

Flora Macdonald: The Most Loyal Rebel

Biographies & Memoirs

Community & Culture

Sutton Pub Ltd

Robert Burns: The Tinder Heart

Robert Burns' attitude to love has been the subject of controversy for two centuries. Though the catalyst for much of his poetry, his sex life has often been denied, glossed over, even bowdlerized out of recognition. In this new study, Hugh Douglas has sought out the truth about Burns to show, behind the usual portrayal, a man who was much less secure than his actions suggest, one for whom sex was an act of rebellion as well as of love. His peasant background was a shaping force in his attitude to women. Though amorous love was the impulse which drove his to verse, his love for his children usually transcended that for their mothers. Burns called himself an 'extravagant prodigal of affection', and Hugh Douglas here looks anew at that extravagance which shaped Burns' life and poetry. He traces his relationship with women from a loving apprenticeship at his mother's knee to Jean Armour, his loyal, supportive wife. He also examines Burns' many amorous adventures: Nelly Kilpatrick, his harvest-field partner, who first inspired him to write; Highland Mary Campbell; the enigma of 'E'; Peggy Chalmers, who rejected him; Clarinda, who always held back; and Maria Riddell, who came nearest to being his intellectual equal.

History

Bound in the publisher's original blue cloth with the spine stamped in gilt.

Jacobite Spy Wars: Moles, Rogues and Treachery

Europe

Sutton

The Jacobite story was one of history's longest-running spy sagas. Adherents of the exiled branch of the house of Stuart after the Glorious Revolution of 1688, the Jacobites sought the restoration of James II. In Jacobite Spy Wars, Douglas untangles the details of this complicated intelligence war that involved people from Sussex smugglers to Highland clansmen. Across Europe moles dug for secrets at every court -- kings, ambassadors, soldiers, cardinals, and royal mistresses all participated. Douglas exposes the intricacies of this war, the incredible range of its influence, and the defeating consequences.

The History Press

Although the book follows the Prince's liaisons with women more or less chronologically across Europe, it is not a biography. His relationships with women are set against his personality and dynastic aspirations, demonstrating the influences of both genetic inheritance and the environment on his love life. Distributed by Books International. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

The Private Passions of Bonnie Prince Charlie

Though the catalyst for much of his poetry, Robert Burns' sex life is usually denied, ignored, or glossed over. Here Hugh Douglas examines the extravagance that shaped Burns' life and poetry, tracing the poet's relationships with women - from his mother to his mistress to his wife.

The flight of Bonnie Prince Charlie was one of history's greatest manhunts. It created Scotland's most treasured legend during 1746, when Charles Edward, heir to the Stuart throne, was ruthlessly hunted down after the Battle of Culloden. This book tells the story of his flight.

The Flight of Bonnie Prince Charlie

Stead, Michael J.

Historical

Flora MacDonald's voyage over the sea to Sky with the fugitive Bonnie Prince Charlie dressed as her maid made her into an instant heroine and the subject of legend and song. The world admired her bravery, but after she returned to Sky, she and her new husband, Allan, met with evby and financial disaster. They emigrated to Carolina, but hardly settled there when the American War of Independence broke out - and again they found themselves on the losing side. Allan was taken prisoner and Flora had to defend herself alone against a hostile community. On Allan's release, he and Flora were reunited in New York and made their way to Nova Scotia where they survived a bitter winter before returning to Scotland. This biography, based on research in Scotland, North Carolina and Nova Scotia, and from other sources aims to offer a rounded picture of this indomitable woman who was much more than the young woman who helped Bonnie Prince Charlie over the sea to Sky.

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Charles Edward Stuart: The man, the king, the legend

Robert Burns, a life

Flora Macdonald: The Most Loyal Rebel

Robert Burns: The Tinder Heart

Jacobite Spy Wars: Moles, Rogues and Treachery

Jacobite Spy Wars: Moles, Rogues and Treachery

The Private Passions of Bonnie Prince Charlie

Robert Burns: The Tinder Heart

The Flight of Bonnie Prince Charlie

Flora Macdonald: The Most Loyal Rebel