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Hace 2 días · A plan was hatched for James to go to the court of the King of France, and in April 1406, the 11-year-old James set out for France by ship, having had to camp out on the Bass Rock in the Firth of Forth to evade leaders of the Douglas clan, bitter opponents of Robert III. He was captured by English pirates off Flamborough Head who handed him ...
Hace 2 días · James I and the seeds of his coming downfall. 2024-05-19 - By Hamish MacPherson. THIS week sees the 600th anniversary of the coronation at Scone of one of Scotland’s most turbulent monarchs, James I of the House of Stewart. As far as I know, no-one is celebrating the anniversary of that event which took place on May 24, 1424, despite it ...
Hace 6 días · In October 1564 Matthew Stewart, 4th Earl of Lennox, arrived at the Scottish court, and gave Mary a "marvellous fair and rich" jewel, a clock and dial, and a looking glass set with precious stones in the "4 metals".
Hace 4 días · Countess of Lennox 1515–1578: Matthew Stewart 1516–1571 4th Earl of Lennox: Queen Mary I 1516–1558 r. 1553–1558 Queen of England: Philip II 1527–1598 King of Spain r. 1553–1558 Jure uxoris: Henry FitzRoy 1519–1536 Duke of Richmond and Somerset: Queen Elizabeth I 1533–1603 r. 1558–1603 Queen of England: King Edward VI 1537 ...
Hace 3 días · The Earl of Lennox to Cecil. Has received the Queen's letter towards the suspension of the Parliament here prorogued before till this month, whereunto he has sent answer to the satisfaction of Her Highness.
Hace 3 días · Despite spending on the house, the 4th Earl had kept his son short of money during his lifetime, causing friction in the relationship; he married without his father's consent. His wife, Charlotte, was the youngest illegitimate daughter of Sir Edward Walpole , second son of Robert Walpole , and niece of Horace Walpole who lived near to Ham across the Thames at Strawberry Hill . [227]
Hace 4 días · First English Civil War. James Graham, 5th Earl and 1st Marquess of Montrose (born 1612—died May 21, 1650, Edinburgh, Scot.) was a Scottish general who won a series of spectacular victories in Scotland for King Charles I of Great Britain during the English Civil Wars. Montrose inherited the earldom of Montrose from his father in 1626 and was ...
