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27 de may. de 2024 · Tantallon Castle was constructed in the mid-14th century by William Douglas, around the time he became the first Earl of Douglas in 1358. The Douglases were one of the most powerful families in Scotland, and their influence only grew over the following decades.
Hace 2 días · The 16-year-old William Douglas, 6th Earl of Douglas, and his younger brother David were summoned to Edinburgh Castle in November 1440. After the so-called "Black Dinner" had taken place in David's Tower, both boys were summarily executed on trumped-up charges in the presence of the 10-year-old King James II (r.1437–1460).
20 de may. de 2024 · James II was only 10 years old when he bore witness to the horrific murders (ordered by his regents) of William Douglas, 6th Earl of Douglas and his younger brother at Edinburgh Castle. What has this bloody event of James' reign came to be known as?
15 de may. de 2024 · The land was given to the first Earl of Douglas (nephew of James) by King David II in 1356, whose grandson Sir William de Douglas became the first Baron, and probably built the original castle. The castle was transformed between 1679 and 1698 into the grand building seen today.
Hace 3 días · Group theories with Oxford as the principal author or creative "master mind" were also proposed by Gilbert Standen in Shakespeare Authorship (1930), Gilbert Slater in Seven Shakespeares (1931) and Montagu William Douglas in Lord Oxford and the Shakespeare Group (1952).
29 de may. de 2024 · Genealogy for Lord Robert Douglas, 4th Earl of Buchan (1540 - 1580) family tree on Geni, with over 260 million profiles of ancestors and living relatives.
Hace 6 días · Appendix: Governors and officers of the Castle. Extracts From the Records of the Burgh of Edinburgh, 1403-1528. Originally published by Scottish Burgh Records Society, Edinburgh, 1869. This free content was digitised by double rekeying.
