Flora MacDonald 1722-1790 Saved A Prince
Famous in Scottish history as helping 'Bonnie Prince Charlie' to evade capture after the debacle of the Battle of Culloden. For this she was first imprisoned in Dunstaffnage Castle then on a prison hulk off Leith, Edinburgh's port, and finally in London before being released without suffering the draconian punishment meted out to many of the other Jacobite rebels. She emigrated to America in 1774, perhaps surprisingly taking a loyally British position when the colonists rebelled.