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Douglas Turner Ward Douglas Turner Ward
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William Douglas 8th earl of Douglas William Douglas 8th earl of Douglas
Douglas, William Douglas, 8th earl of [S] (c.1425–52). Eldest son of James ‘the Gross’, 7th earl of Douglas. Knighted while still an infant (1430), together with the royal child who would eventually kill him, he grew up to become by far the most powerful magnate in Scotland.... Read more
William Douglas 6th earl of Douglas William Douglas 6th earl of Douglas
William Douglas, 6th earl of Douglas 1423?-1440, Scottish nobleman, eldest son of Archibald Douglas, 5th earl of Douglas. In answer to an invitation from the young James II, who was at that time controlled by Sir William Crichton and Sir Alexander Livingstone, Douglas and his brother visited the... Read more
Sir James de Douglas lord of Douglas Sir James de Douglas lord of Douglas
Sir James de Douglas, lord of Douglas 1286?-1330, Scottish nobleman, called the Black Douglas and Douglas the Good; eldest son of William de Douglas, lord of Douglas. In the war of independence against England he joined Robert I and made himself the terror of the border, even burning his own... Read more
Archibald Douglas 3d earl of Douglas Archibald Douglas 3d earl of Douglas
Archibald Douglas, 3d earl of Douglas 1328?-1400?, Scottish nobleman; illegitimate son of Sir James de Douglas, lord of Douglas. In 1361 he became constable of Edinburgh and in 1364 and 1368 he was warden of the Western Marches. He served as ambassador to France in 1369 and 1371. From 1380 until... Read more
Battle of Homildon Hill Battle of Homildon Hill
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James Douglas 2d earl of Douglas and Mar James Douglas 2d earl of Douglas and Mar
James Douglas, 2d earl of Douglas and Mar 1358?-1388, Scottish nobleman; son of William Douglas, 1st earl of Douglas and Mar. In 1373 he married Isabel Stuart, daughter of Robert II. With the aid of a French contingent he made raids on the English border in 1385. In the famous battle of Otterburn... Read more
David Douglas David Douglas
David Douglas 1798-1834, Scottish botanist. He made several journeys in North America between 1823 and 1834 to study American plants and sent to Scotland more than 200 plants and seeds then unknown in Europe. His journal (1914) is of historical as well as of scientific importance, because he was... Read more
Gawin Douglas Gawin Douglas
Douglas, Gawin, or Gavin Douglas (?1475–1522), Scottish poet and bishop of Dunkeld. He wrote an allegorical poem, The Palice of Honour (c.1535), and King Hart, a homiletic allegory (1786), has also been attributed to him. He was best known for his translation of the Aeneid (Eneados, with... Read more
Kansas-Nebraska Act Kansas-Nebraska Act
Kansas-Nebraska Act bill that became law on May 30, 1854, by which the U.S. Congress established the territories of Kansas and Nebraska. By 1854 the organization of the vast Platte and Kansas river countries W of Iowa and Missouri was overdue. As an isolated issue territorial organization of this... Read more

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