UK & US Events
Full details of talks, lectures and festivals in the UK and in the USA.
Upcoming Events
Past Events
St Duthac Book & Arts Festival
1.30pm, Tuesday 10th September 2024Flora will be appearing in conversation with author Philip Paris at the St Duthac Book & Arts Festival.
Nairn Book and Arts Festival
10.30am, Thursday 5th September 2024Flora will speak about Flora Macdonald at the Nairn Festival on Thursday 5 September at 10.30am in a panel discussing Jacobite non fiction and fiction.
Location:
Nairn Community & Arts Centre
King St, Nairn IV12 4BQ
Portobello Bookshop
11am, 25th August 2023Flora will be at Portobello Books at 11am for a book signing.
Location:
The Portobello Bookshop
46 Portobello High Street,
Edinburgh, EH15 1DA
Fact and Fiction, Telling the Jacobite Story
2 - 3:30pm, Saturday 13th April 2024Join renowned authors Flora Fraser and S. G. Maclean for an afternoon tea and discussion as they delve into the trials and triumphs of portraying the Jacobite period.
Flora Fraser, author of ‘Pretty Young Rebel; the life of Flora Macdonald’ will share insights into the intricacies of writing biography while S.G Maclean, author of ‘The Bookseller of Inverness’ will explore the art of crafting compelling fiction from historic context.
These renowned authors will be discussing the difference between the Jacobites in Fact and Fiction and how they tell their stories.
Tea and coffee will be provided but please let us know if there are any dietary requirements in advance.
Please note this is a busy day for the battlefield, parking may be busy so please be patient and allow time for issues.
Location:
Culloden Battlefield
Culloden Moor
IV2 5EU
Blackwell’s Edinburgh South Bridge
7 - 8pm, Thursday 9th May 2024Flora will be discussing the enthralling life of daring adventure, struggle and survival of the remarkable Flora MacDonald, who displayed extraordinary courage in the face of great danger. Join Flora as she talks about her bestselling new book Pretty Young Rebel.
Location:
Blackwell's Bookshop
53-62 South Bridge
Edinburgh EH1 1YS
ROYAL CELTIC SOCIETY LECTURE
12.30pm, Friday 10 May 2024Flora will address the Royal Celtic Society at this event to be held at The Scottish Arts Club.
Location:
The Scottish Arts Club
24 Rutland Sq
Edinburgh
EH1 2BW
Beyond Borders
10.30am, 26th August 2023Flora will be appearing at Beyond Borders at 10.30am.
See Border Telegraph article here.
Location:
Traquair House
Innerleithen
Scottish Borders
Scotland
EH44 6PW
The Nantucket Atheneum
Friday, 12 July 2024Flora will be speaking about her biography of Flora MacDonald at an event co-hosted by the NA and the National Trust for Scotland USA on the evening of 12 July.
Location:
1 India St
Nantucket
MA 02554
USA
Edinburgh Book Festival
1.30 - 2.30pm, 25th August 2023Join Fraser as she discusses her namesake in a story of adventure, courage, and survival with Jenny Brown.
Location:
Baillie Gifford Sculpture Court
121 George Street
Edinburgh EH2 4YN
Inverness Museum
11am, Saturday 16th September 2023A tale of adventure and daring, wit and charm, struggle and survival, Flora Fraser is well versed in Jacobite history and will be giving an illustrated talk followed by a short Q&A session.
Tickets available.
Click here for Inverness Museum Facebook Event.
Location:
Inverness Museum and Art Gallery,
Castle Wynd,
Inverness,
Highland, IV2 3EB
St Duthac Book & Arts Festival
12 noon, Sunday 17th September 2023Flora will be appearing at midday at the St Duthac Book and Arts Festival.
Location:
Pop-Up Bookshop
The Clan Ross Room
Royal Hotel,
Tain, IV19 1AB
Culloden
5.30pm, Sunday 17th September 2023In conversation with Flora Fraser as she discusses her biography of Flora Macdonald; exploring the myths and realities of the Jacobite Heroine.
Tickets available at EventBrite.
Location:
Culloden Battlefield
Culloden Moor
Inverness IV2 5EU
Toppings St Andrews
8pm, 19th September 2023A talk with Flora Fraser.
More event information available at Visit Scotland.
Location:
Topping & Company Booksellers of Bath
York Street
Bath
BA1 1NG
Far From the Madding Crowd (Linlithgow)
7pm, 20th September 2023A talk with Flora Fraser.
Location:
Far From the Madding Crowd
20 High St,
Linlithgow EH49 7AE
The Book Nook
7pm, 22nd September 2023A talk with Flora Fraser.
Tickets available online.
Location:
The Book Nook
24 Upper Craigs,
Stirling FK8 2DG
Braemar Literary Festival
1pm, 30th September 2023Flora will be appearing at the Braemar Festival at 1pm.
Tickets available online.
Read The Scotsman article online
2023 Braemar Festival programme
Location:
Braemar,
Ballater
AB35 5RF
Southern Historical Association annual conference
9th to 12th November 2023Flora will be appearing on a panel considering ‘War and Society in Revolutionary North Carolina’ at the 2023 Southern Historical Association’s annual conference.
Buckingham Literary Festival
2 - 3pm, 17th June 2023Flora will be in conversation with historian Violet Moller and is, of course, the perfect person to write about Flora Macdonald.
Location:
University of Buckingham
Vinson Building
Hunter Street
Buckingham, MK18 1EG
Zoom interview with the Glencoe Folk Museum
7pm, Wednesday 7th June 2023Flora will be doing a Zoom interview with the Glencoe Folk Museum on 7th June at 7pm UK time.
Details to follow in the spring.
Location:
Glencoe Folk Museum
Main Street
Glencoe Village
Glencoe
PH49 4HS
Glencoe Folk Museum Talk
Saturday 27th May 2023Flora will be speaking at the Glencoe Folk Museum in the afternoon of 27 May. Time to follow.
Location:
Glencoe Folk Museum
Main Street
Glencoe Village
Glencoe
PH49 4HS
Aye Write – The Politics of Scottish Biography
7.45pm - 8.45pm - 25th May 2023James Jauncey and Flora Fraser – The Politics of Scottish Biography.
Two excellent examples of Scottish biography, focussing on very different subjects.
Location:
Glasgow Royal Concert Hall
2 Sauchiehall Street
Glasgow
G2 3NY
Ann Foster’s Vulgar Histories Podcast
2023Super Special: A Chat With Flora Fraser (author of Pretty Young Rebel: The Life of Flora MacDonald)
Location:
Online Podcast.
Boswell Book Festival
Saturday 13th May 2023Flora will be speaking during the Boswell Book Festival, 12 to 14 May. Details to follow.
Location:
Dumfries House
Cumnock
Ayrshire
KA18 2NJ
Toppings Bookshop
Thursday 11th May 2023Flora will be speaking at Toppings Bookshop in Edinburgh and signing books.
Time to be confirmed.
Location:
2 Blenheim Pl, Edinburgh EH7 5JH
Boston Athenaeum, MA, USA
Friday 14th April 2023 - 12 noonFlora will be speaking at the Boston Athenaeum in MA, USA on 14th April.
Tickets available online.
Location:
BOSTON ATHENÆUM
10½ Beacon Street
Boston, MA 02108
Mount Vernon Author Lecture
7-8pm, Thursday 13th April 2023In this probing, evocative portrait of a tumultuous life, master historian Flora Fraser peels away the layers of misinformation, legend, and myth to reveal a fascinating picture of this headstrong and irrepressible woman named Flora Macdonald. This is the captivating biography of the remarkable young Scotswoman whose bold decision to help “Bonnie” Prince Charlie—the Stuart claimant to the British throne—evade capture and flee the country has become the stuff of legend.
A book signing and reception with complimentary beer, wine, and hors-d’oeuvres will take place after the lecture.
This event is part of the 2023 Michelle Smith Lecture Series. Tickets are available only as a three-lecture package.
Location:
3200 Mount Vernon Memorial Highway
Mount Vernon, Virginia 22121
New-York Historical Society – For The Ages: A History Podcast
Friday 17th March 2023David Rubinstein will interview Flora in March for New-York Historical Society’s For The Ages: A History Podcast. Details to follow.
Flora Fraser in conversation with Ketan Sheth
3pm, Sunday 22nd January 2023Flora Fraser in conversation with Ketan Sheth.
Tickets available at EventBrite.
Location:
Kensal Rise Library
Bathurst Gardens
London
NW10 5JA
Save The Children
Tuesday 1st November 2022Award winning biographer, Flora Fraser, tells the remarkable story of Flora Macdonald, best known for helping Charles Stuart evade government troops after the battle of Culloden 1746.
Tickets £20
Canapés
Doors Open: 6:30pm
Talk: 7:30-8:30pm
Location:
St Columba's
Pont Street
London
SW1X 0BD
Wigtown Book Festival
Sunday 2nd October 2022Acclaimed Biographer Flora Fraser tells the true story of the ultimate Jacobite heroine Flora MacDonald, the 24-year-old who smuggled Bonnie Prince Charlies over the sea to Skye under the noses of government troops in 1746. But what happened to Flora in the years that followed? It is a tale that takes in marriage and emigration to America, where Flora finds herself caught up in the American Revolutionary War. A chance to discover a new side to a familiar historical figure.
Location:
Festival Marquee
Wigtown
Dumfries & Galloway
Scotland, UK
DG8 9HN