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John de Baliol

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition

John de Baliol 1249-1315, king of Scotland (1292-96), son of John de Baliol (d. 1269). He became head of the family after the death of his elder brothers in 1278. At the death of Margaret Maid of Norway (1290), he claimed the Scottish throne through his grandmother, eldest daughter of David of Huntingdon, brother of King William the Lion. His principal rival was Robert the Bruce, of the celebrated Bruce family, son of David of Huntingdon's second daughter and hence one generation closer to his royal ancestor, although through a younger line. The laws of succession not being firmly... Read more

John de Baliol
...was apparently disliked by the young king and was discharged and heavily fined in 1255. He fought for Henry III of England in the Barons' War and was taken prisoner at the battle of Lewes (1264). His third son, another John, became king of Scotland. Read more

Edward de Baliol
...d. 1363, king of Scotland, son of John de Baliol (d. 1315). Having secured English...David II at Halidon Hill in 1334. Baliol then ceded several southern Scottish...returned in 1341 as king. In 1356 Baliol retired on an English pension, surrendering... Read more

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	Heartbreaking tale of love and war.(News) ; ...town. But it was the 12th Century castle, founded by Bernard Baliol, which named the settlement. For 200 years the castle, which...on a cliff above the river, was the main stronghold of the Baliol family, who turned it into one of the biggest fortresses in northern England. John de Baliol owned ... Read more
	WALKS - Thorsgill Wood and Egglestone Abbey ; ...dramatic ruins of Bernard Baliol's 12th century castle rise...banks of the Tees. The Baliol family became very powerful...Devorguilla, the widow of John Baliol, founded Baliol College at Oxford, while their son, John, became King of Scotland... Read more
	Sir Beefy crowns 175 years of cricket ; ...edge of town, and moved in 1863 to the Baliol Street ground where tonight's festivities...who knows about him, " said club chairman John Walker.During the Second World War, six...former players are welcome, " said chairman John Walker. "If they haven't been down recently... Read more
	Eye in the sky from the past - No. 27 Piercebridge ; ...to stand beside the bridge (No 3). This was built by John Baliol, the lord of Barnard Castle, who became king of Scotland...The bridge (No 4) is just visible on the picture. In John Baliol's day it had five arches, but it was rebuilt with three... Read more
	Our day out by Willie Russell ; ...pupils on a day trip. Both adults and youth group members have been cast in the play, which is directed by David Baliol-Key. Key members of the adult cast include Liz and Geoff Morgan, while John Bryant and Alex Burn-Smith are among the youth cast. Read more
	TEESDALE TALK - Novel idea for former night nurse ; ...novel in longhand at her home in Baliol Street, Barnard Castle. She...a lead miner. The victim was John T, a stern, bald fellow from...of potato and slapped it onto John's shiny crown, causing him to...looking innocent, while poor John shouted: "If but the joker I... Read more
	Acorner forever Barney ; ...by the lass that he loved.John Baliol was born inside Barnard Castle...of Devorgilla's inheritance, John ruthlessly imprisoned the bastard...deeply devoted that she forgave John his major moment of madness. It happened in 1254. Some of John's acquaintances had done something... Read more
	Anniversaries ; ...composer, 1959; Dame Gladys Cooper, actress, 1971; Erskine Hamilton Childers, president of Ireland, 1974. On this day: John Baliol acceded to the throne of Scotland, 1292; Elizabeth I acceded to the throne of England, 1558; Sir Walter Raleigh was... Read more
	Richard Buckle ; ...Richard Buckle went to Marlborough College and then went up to Baliol College, Oxford. However, his studies were interrupted after...the voices of Olivier, Gielgud, etc, reciting famous passages. John Drummond returned to the Diaghilev theme in 1979, and to complement... Read more
	Sane words on witches fetch 1,600 pounds ; ...peace and descendant of the 13th-century Scottish king, John Baliol, suggested that persecuting "witches" was daft. King James...family settled in England in the 13th century after the Baliol - Toom Tabard, "empty coat" - fell from grace. Scot argued... Read more

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