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‘Archibald Douglas’ Reference library
The Oxford Companion to German Literature (3 ed.)
...Archibald Douglas’ , a ballad written by Th. Fontane in 1854 . Douglas overcomes the hostility of King James V to his family by his transparent and profound love of his homeland. The ballad has been set by Karl Loewe , op. 28, 1857...
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Elaine Savory
The Oxford Encyclopedia of Theatre and Performance
..., Douglas ( 1919–93 ) Trinidadian dramatist, civil engineer, and historian, one of the best known of the ‘yard theatre’ playwrights whose socially realist dramas depict life in the urban ‘yards’. Junction Village ( 1954 ) won a Trinidad writers' guild prize. Archibald wrote fourteen more plays, including The Rose Slip ( 1962 ), with Guyanese actor Wilbert Holder in the Company of Players production, Old Maid's Tale ( 1966 ), Anne Marie ( 1967 ), Island Tide ( 1972 ), and Defeat with Honour ( 1977 ). Elaine...
Douglas, Sir Archibald (c.1296–1333) Reference library
J. A. Cannon
The Oxford Companion to British History (2 ed.)
..., Sir Archibald ( c. 1296–1333 ) . Regent of Scotland. Archibald Douglas was younger brother of Sir James Douglas , the staunch supporter of Robert Bruce . After Bruce ’s death they stood by his young son, David II . In December 1332 at Annan, Archibald Douglas routed Edward Balliol , who had claimed the Scottish throne, and in March 1333 he was appointed regent or guardian, after Sir Andrew Moray had been captured. Edward III of England then besieged Berwick and Douglas marched to relieve it. In July 1333 at Halidon Hill , the...
Archibald, Rupert Douglas (1919– ) Reference library
Dominick Rolle
Dictionary of Caribbean and Afro–Latin American Biography
...Beyond ( 1984 ); and Tobago, “Melancholy Isle” ( 1987 ). Archibald produced a play for television, My Good Friend Justice ( 1974 ), in addition to writing for the two radio series That Family Next Door and Island Tide . He also served as editor for Progress ( 1952 ) and as an editorial board member of the newspaper The Clarion ( 1954–1956 ). Bibliography “Douglas Archibald.” National Theatre Black Plays Archive. http://www.blackplaysarchive.org.uk/explore/playwrights/archibald-douglas . Hill, Erroll . “The Emergence of a National Drama in the West...
Douglas, Archibald Douglas, 4th earl of ([S]) Quick reference
A Dictionary of British History (3 ed.)
..., Archibald Douglas, 4th earl of [S] , lord of Galloway and Annandale, duke of Touraine ( c. 1372–1424 ). Son and heir of Archibald ‘the Grim’, 3rd earl of Douglas [S] , and later nicknamed ‘the Tyneman’ (the Loser), perhaps because of his presence in so many battles on the losing side. Earl Archibald was none the less a magnate of immense influence, and one of the triumvirate (with Albany and Mar) who controlled the country during the captivity of James I . Latterly Douglas supported the cause of Charles VII of France against the English....
Douglas, Archibald Douglas, 5th earl of (c.1390–1439) Reference library
Norman Macdougall
The Oxford Companion to British History (2 ed.)
..., Archibald Douglas, 5th earl of [S] ( c. 1390–1439 ) . Elder son of Archibald , 4th earl of Douglas, and Margaret Stewart , daughter of Robert III . The future 5th earl took a leading part in Scottish military assistance to France from 1419 . As earl of Wigtown, he joined John Stewart, earl of Buchan [S], in leading Scottish expeditionary forces of 1419 and 1421 ; in March 1421 Buchan and Wigtown won the spectacular victory of Baugé in Anjou, killing Henry V ’s brother Thomas, duke of Clarence . Succeeding his father as earl of Douglas...
Douglas, Archibald Douglas, 3rd earl of ([S]) Quick reference
A Dictionary of British History (3 ed.)
..., Archibald Douglas, 3rd earl of [S] ( d. 1400 ), known as ‘the Grim’. Douglas rose to prominence as a supporter of David II . David made him constable of Edinburgh castle ( 1361 ), warden of the west marches ( 1364 ), and lord of Galloway ( 1369 ). He bought the earldom of Wigtown ( 1372 ), received Bothwell by marriage, and inherited the earldom of Douglas ( 1388 ), creating the Douglas power that dominated Scotland until 1455...
Douglas, Archibald Douglas, 3rd earl of (d. 1400) Reference library
Roland Tanner
The Oxford Companion to British History (2 ed.)
..., Archibald Douglas, 3rd earl of [S] ( d. 1400 ), known as ‘the Grim’. Douglas rose to prominence as a supporter of David II in a period when the steward and the 1st earl of Douglas were in rebellion ( 1363 ). David made him constable of Edinburgh castle ( 1361 ), warden of the west marches ( 1364 ), and lord of Galloway ( 1369 ). He bought the earldom of Wigtown ( 1372 ), received Bothwell by marriage, and inherited the earldom of Douglas ( 1388 ), creating the Douglas power that dominated Scotland until 1455 . He was praised by contemporary...
Angus, Archibald Douglas, 6th earl of ([S]) Quick reference
A Dictionary of British History (3 ed.)
...Archibald Douglas, 6th earl of [S] ( c. 1490–1557 ). Douglas inherited the earldom from his grandfather in 1513 . Later that year he married Margaret , queen dowager of Scotland. The daughter of the marriage became countess of Lennox and was mother of Lord Darnley . Angus was a member of the Council of Regency for James V 1517–21 and 1523–6 and chancellor in 1527 . On bad terms with the young king and divorced by his wife, he was in exile in England from 1528 to 1542 . He returned to Scotland in 1542 after the death of James, abandoned...
Angus, Archibald Douglas, 5th earl of ([S]) Quick reference
A Dictionary of British History (3 ed.)
...Archibald Douglas, 5th earl of [S] ( c. 1449–1513 ). Son and heir of George, 4th earl of Angus [S] ( d. 1463 ), and the great political maverick of late 15th‐ and early 16th‐cent. Scotland. Angus was involved in the seizure of James III at Lauder bridge ( July 1482 )—hence the much later nickname ‘Bell‐the‐Cat’—and he rebelled against James III in 1488 . Yet Angus was a friend of James IV , providing the king with his first mistress, Marion Boyd , the earl's niece, in 1492 ; and he was chancellor from 1492 to 1497 . Losing royal trust, Angus...
Angus, Archibald Douglas, 5th earl of (1449–1513) Reference library
Norman Macdougall
The Oxford Companion to British History (2 ed.)
...Archibald Douglas, 5th earl of [S] ( c. 1449–1513 ) . Son and heir of George , 4th earl of Angus [S] ( d. 1463 ), father of the poet Gavin Douglas , and the great political maverick of late 15th- and early 16th-cent. Scotland. Angus was involved in the seizure of James III at Lauder bridge ( July 1482 )—hence the much later nickname ‘Bell-the-Cat’—his English treasons spanned more than a decade, and he rebelled against James III in 1488 . Yet Angus was a friend of James IV , providing the king with his first mistress, Marion Boyd , the...
Angus, Archibald Douglas, 6th earl of (c.1490–1557) Reference library
J. A. Cannon
The Oxford Companion to British History (2 ed.)
...Archibald Douglas, 6th earl of [S] ( c. 1490–1557 ) . Douglas’s father was killed at Flodden and he inherited the earldom from his grandfather in 1513 . Later that year he married Margaret , queen dowager of Scotland. The daughter of the marriage became countess of Lennox and was mother of Lord Darnley , briefly king of Scotland. Angus was a member of the Council of Regency for James V 1517–21 and 1523–6 and chancellor in 1527 . On bad terms with the young king and divorced by his wife, he was in exile in England from 1528 to 1542 . He...
Douglas, Archibald Douglas, 4th earl of [S], lord of Galloway and Annandale, duke of Touraine (1372–1424) Reference library
Norman Macdougall
The Oxford Companion to British History (2 ed.)
..., Archibald Douglas, 4th earl of [S], lord of Galloway and Annandale, duke of Touraine ( c. 1372–1424 ) . Son and heir of Archibald ‘the Grim’, 3rd earl of Douglas [S], and later nicknamed ‘the Tyneman’ (the Loser), perhaps because of his participation in so many battles on the losing side ( Homildon , 1402 ; Shrewsbury , 1403 ; Verneuil , 1424 ), in the process losing his liberty, various parts of his anatomy, and ultimately his life. Earl Archibald was none the less a magnate of immense power and influence, the dominating force in southern...
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Novels Reference library
An Oxford Companion to the Romantic Age
...(invented by Stanhope ) in 1800 ; the introduction of machine-made paper; and the development of the plaster-mould stereotype. These innovations created the circumstances in which new moves to capture a mass market for fiction could begin, in the 1820s, with projects such as Archibald Constable 's ( 1774–1827 ) and Robert Cadell 's ( 1788–1849 ) remarketings of Scott's Waverley novels. Meanwhile, the physical form of the novel moved towards a greater standardization, the dominance of the three-volume octavo work (commonly known as a ‘three-decker’ in the...
