On this page about The Skye Boat Song:
The Skye Boat Song has gained the reputation of a traditional Scottish song recalling the escape of the young pretender Charles Edward Stuart (Bonnie Prince Charlie) after his defeat at Culloden in 1746: he escaped from Uist to the Isle of Skye in a small boat with the aid of Flora Macdonald. He was disguised as a serving maid. The 19th century adherents of Scottish romantic nationalism (which included sentimental Jacobitism) enlarged the anecdote to a legend.
" (1970) "The Skye Boat Song" (1986... toured with Buddy Holly and Lonnie Donegan in the 1950s. He has appeared on numerous television programmes from the 1950s right through to the 2000s, and was the butt of many affectionate gibes by...
Charlie's subsequent flight has become the stuff of legend, and is commemorated in the popular folk song "The Skye Boat Song" (lyrics 1884, tune traditional). Assisted by loyal supporters such as Flora... For the U.S. politician, see Charles E. Stuart Charles Edward Louis Philip Casimir Stuart...