See also:- JAMES
- JAMES (Gr. 'IlrKw,l3or, the Heb. Ya`akob or Jacob)
- JAMES (JAMES FRANCIS EDWARD STUART) (1688-1766)
- JAMES, 2ND EARL OF DOUGLAS AND MAR(c. 1358–1388)
- JAMES, DAVID (1839-1893)
- JAMES, EPISTLE OF
- JAMES, GEORGE PAYNE RAINSFOP
- JAMES, HENRY (1843— )
- JAMES, JOHN ANGELL (1785-1859)
- JAMES, THOMAS (c. 1573–1629)
- JAMES, WILLIAM (1842–1910)
- JAMES, WILLIAM (d. 1827)
JAMES H
.
(143o-146o), See also:- KING
- KING (O. Eng. cyning, abbreviated into cyng, cing; cf. O. H. G. chun- kuning, chun- kunig, M.H.G. kiinic, kiinec, kiinc, Mod. Ger. Konig, O. Norse konungr, kongr, Swed. konung, kung)
- KING [OF OCKHAM], PETER KING, 1ST BARON (1669-1734)
- KING, CHARLES WILLIAM (1818-1888)
- KING, CLARENCE (1842–1901)
- KING, EDWARD (1612–1637)
- KING, EDWARD (1829–1910)
- KING, HENRY (1591-1669)
- KING, RUFUS (1755–1827)
- KING, THOMAS (1730–1805)
- KING, WILLIAM (1650-1729)
- KING, WILLIAM (1663–1712)
king of See also:Scotland, the only surviving son of See also:- JAMES
- JAMES (Gr. 'IlrKw,l3or, the Heb. Ya`akob or Jacob)
- JAMES (JAMES FRANCIS EDWARD STUART) (1688-1766)
- JAMES, 2ND EARL OF DOUGLAS AND MAR(c. 1358–1388)
- JAMES, DAVID (1839-1893)
- JAMES, EPISTLE OF
- JAMES, GEORGE PAYNE RAINSFOP
- JAMES, HENRY (1843— )
- JAMES, JOHN ANGELL (1785-1859)
- JAMES, THOMAS (c. 1573–1629)
- JAMES, WILLIAM (1842–1910)
- JAMES, WILLIAM (d. 1827)
James I. and his wife, Jane, daughter of See also:John See also:Beaufort, See also:earl of See also:Somerset, was See also:born on the 16th of See also:October 143o
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Crowned
king at Holyrood in See also:March 1437, shortly after the See also:murder of his See also:father, he was at first under the guardianship of his See also:mother, while See also:Archibald, 5th earl of See also:Douglas, was See also:regent of the See also:kingdom, and considerable See also:power was possessed by See also:Sir See also:Alexander Living-See also:- STONE
- STONE (0. Eng. shin; the word is common to Teutonic languages, cf. Ger. Stein, Du. steen, Dan. and Swed. sten; the root is also seen in Gr. aria, pebble)
- STONE, CHARLES POMEROY (1824-1887)
- STONE, EDWARD JAMES (1831-1897)
- STONE, FRANK (1800-1859)
- STONE, GEORGE (1708—1764)
- STONE, LUCY [BLACKWELL] (1818-1893)
- STONE, MARCUS (184o— )
- STONE, NICHOLAS (1586-1647)
stone and Sir See also:- WILLIAM
- WILLIAM (1143-1214)
- WILLIAM (1227-1256)
- WILLIAM (1J33-1584)
- WILLIAM (A.S. Wilhelm, O. Norse Vilhidlmr; O. H. Ger. Willahelm, Willahalm, M. H. Ger. Willehelm, Willehalm, Mod.Ger. Wilhelm; Du. Willem; O. Fr. Villalme, Mod. Fr. Guillaume; from " will," Goth. vilja, and " helm," Goth. hilms, Old Norse hidlmr, meaning
- WILLIAM (c. 1130-C. 1190)
- WILLIAM, 13TH
William See also:Crichton (d
.
1454)
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When about 1439 See also:Queen Jane was married to Sir James See also:- STEWART, ALEXANDER TURNEY (1803-1876)
- STEWART, BALFOUR (1828-1887)
- STEWART, CHARLES (1778–1869)
- STEWART, DUGALD (1753-1828)
- STEWART, J
- STEWART, JOHN (1749—1822)
- STEWART, JULIUS L
- STEWART, SIR DONALD MARTIN (1824–19o0)
- STEWART, SIR HERBERT (1843—1885)
- STEWART, SIR WILLIAM (c. 1540—c. 1605)
- STEWART, STUART
- STEWART, WILLIAM (c. 1480-c. 1550)
Stewart, the See also:knight of Lorne, See also:Livingstone obtained the custody of the See also:young king, whose minority was marked by fierce hostility between the bouglases and the Crichtons, with Livingstone first on one See also:side and then on the other
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About 1443 the royal cause was espoused by William, 8th earl of Douglas, who attacked Crichton in the king's name, and See also:civil See also:war lasted until about 1446
.
In See also:July 1449 James was married to See also:Mary (d
.
1463), daughter of See also:Arnold„ See also:duke of See also:Gelderland, and undertook the See also:government himself; and almost immediately Livingstone was arrested, but Douglas retained the royal favour for a few months more
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In 1452, how-ever, this powerful earl was invited to See also:Stirling by the king, and, charged with treachery, was stabbed by James and then killed by the attendants
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Civil war See also:broke out at once between James and the Douglases, who .e lands were ravaged; but after the Scots See also:parliament had exonerated the king, James, the new earl of Douglas, made his submission
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See also:Early in 1455 this struggle was renewed
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Marching against the rebels James gained several victories, after which Douglas was attainted and his lands forfeited
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Fortified by this success and assured of the support of the parliament and of the See also:great nobles, James, acting as an See also:absolute king, could view without alarm the war which had broken out with See also:England
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After two expeditions across the See also:borders, a truce was made in July 1457, and the king employed the See also:period of See also:peace in strengthening his authority in the High-lands
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During the See also:Wars of the See also:Roses he showed his sympathy with the Lancastrian party after the defeat of See also:- HENRY
- HENRY (1129-1195)
- HENRY (c. 1108-1139)
- HENRY (c. 1174–1216)
- HENRY (Fr. Henri; Span. Enrique; Ger. Heinrich; Mid. H. Ger. Heinrich and Heimrich; O.H.G. Haimi- or Heimirih, i.e. " prince, or chief of the house," from O.H.G. heim, the Eng. home, and rih, Goth. reiks; compare Lat. rex " king "—" rich," therefore " mig
- HENRY, EDWARD LAMSON (1841– )
- HENRY, JAMES (1798-1876)
- HENRY, JOSEPH (1797-1878)
- HENRY, MATTHEW (1662-1714)
- HENRY, PATRICK (1736–1799)
- HENRY, PRINCE OF BATTENBERG (1858-1896)
- HENRY, ROBERT (1718-1790)
- HENRY, VICTOR (1850– )
- HENRY, WILLIAM (1795-1836)
Henry VI. at See also:Northampton by attacking the See also:English possessions to the See also:south of Scotland
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It was while conducting the See also:siege of Roxburgh See also:Castle that James was killed, through the bursting of a See also:cannon, on the 3rd of See also:August 1460
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He See also:left three sons, his successor, James III., Alexander Stewart, duke of 'See also:Albany, and John Stewart, earl of See also:Mar (d
.
1479); and two daughters
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James, who is sometimes called " Fiery See also:Face," was a vigorous and popular See also:prince, and, although not a See also:scholar like his father, showed See also:interest in See also:education
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His reign is a period of some importance in the legislative See also:history of Scotland, as See also:measures were passed with regard to the See also:tenure of See also:land, the See also:reformation of the coinage, and the See also:protection of the poor, while the organization for the See also:administration of See also:justice was greatly improved
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