Gold for Prince Charlie

MacGregor #3

by Nigel Tranter

The heroic story of one clan's struggle to survive and protect their rightful Prince Charlie

In 1745 the Highlanders limped away from the bitter field of Culloden. Soon the Duke of Cumberland was offering a huge sum for the capture of Prince Charles, dead or alive. Duncan MacGregor, great-nephew of Rob Roy, volunteered to join the small band of men escorting the Prince to safety.

Just one day after the Prince's escape, a large amount of French gold was landed at the very spot from which he had sailed. Thus it was that Duncan became involved in a desperate attempt to save Prince Charlie's gold, helped by beautiful, headstrong Caroline Cameron.

Genres: Scotland, Historical Fiction, Historical

256 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1962

About the author

Nigel Tranter OBE was a Scottish historian and writer. He was the author of a wide range of books on Scottish castles, particularly on themes of architecture and history. He also specialised in deeply researched historical novels that cover centuries of Scottish history.

Reviews

[Sir Robbiethehoo · Rating 3 out of 5]

The final instalment of the MacGregor trilogy. Duncan MacGregor acts as protector and escort to Prince Charlie as he traverses the Highlands rallying the cause - his father’s right to the throne. Duncan is also assigned to protecting gold provided to further the cause but the gold leads to various conflicts between enemy and so called friends.

I found it really hard to engage with this story. It just felt to lag and was not always entertaining and easy to follow. Picks up slightly towards the end.

But as always bless be with the wonderful, magnificent MacGregor clan.

[Pearl · Rating 4 out of 5]

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