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Vor einem Tag · 1 Aug. Calig. B. II. 341. B.M. 779. DACRE to [the LORDS OF THE COUNCIL]. Received their letter dated at London the 8th "of this month", by his servant on the 16th, directing him, as of himself, to practise with the Lord Chamberlain and other lords of Scotland to induce the sending of an embassy for peace, to foment quarrels between Albany and Angus, and between Albany and the Chamberlain, so ...
Vor 5 Tagen · After this capitulation the estates of the Governor were confiscated, and Bruce bestowed Methven on his son-in-law Walter, Lord High Steward, whose son became Robert II of Scotland. In the 16th century the castle was the residence of Margaret, widow of James IV. She died there in 1541 and was interred in the Carthusian Monastery at ...
Vor 2 Tagen · Mary had briefly met her English-born half-cousin Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley, in February 1561 when she was in mourning for Francis. Darnley's parents, the Earl and Countess of Lennox, were Scottish aristocrats as well as English landowners.
Vor 3 Tagen · Having received the enclosed letter from the Dowager, with credence that, for matter which she would not write, she desired Sadler to come to Linlithgow and, if possible, not bring such persons as accompanied him the last time, who were lord Methven, lord Ochiltrie, Sir George Douglas and James Stewart. Sadler required Sir George to ...
Vor 5 Tagen · He was commonly referred to as the Lord Edward until his accession to the throne in 1272. Among his childhood friends was his cousin Henry of Almain, son of King Henry's brother Richard of Cornwall. Henry of Almain remained a close companion of the prince for the rest of his life.
Vor 4 Tagen · The Royal Army Service Corps (RASC) was the unit responsible for keeping the British Army supplied with provisions. The exceptions were weaponry and ammunition, which were supplied by the Royal Army Ordnance Corps. 5 min read.
Vor 2 Tagen · The Pope's briefs, 4 Oct. 1513, sent by Balthasar [Stewart] declared that he would do nothing injurious to the peace of the kingdom. Asks therefore that the Bp. of Aberdeen, his tutor, may be translated to St. Andrew's, and George, abbot of the Augustine Monestery of Holyrood, promoted to the Bpric. of Aberdeen, Patrick, abbot of ...
