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See also:ARCHIBALD See also:DOUGLAS , 8th See also:earl, and earl of See also:Morton (1555-1588), was the son of See also:David, 7th earl. He succeeded to the See also:title and estates in 1558, being brought up by his See also:uncle, the 4th earl of Morton, a Presbyterian. In 1573 he was made a privy councillor and See also:sheriff of See also:Berwick, in 1574 See also:lieutenant-See also:general of See also:Scotland, in 1577 See also:warden of the See also:west See also:marches and steward of See also:Fife, and in 1578 lieutenant-general of the See also:realm. He gave a strong support to Morton during the attack upon the latter, made a vain See also:attempt to See also:- RESCUE (in Middle Eng. rescous, from O. Fr. recousse, Low Lat. rescussa, from reexcussa,reexcutere, to shake off again, re, again, ex, off, quatere, to shake)
rescue him, and was declared guilty of high See also:treason on the 2nd of See also:June 1581. He now entered into See also:correspondence with the See also:English See also:government for an invasion of Scotland to rescue Morton, and on the latter's See also:execution in June went to See also:London, where he was welcomed by See also:Elizabeth. After the See also:raid of See also:Ruthven in 1582 See also:Angus returned to Scotland and was reconciled to 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, but soon afterwards the 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 shook off the See also:control of the earls of See also:Mar and See also:Gowrie, and Angus was again banished from the See also:court. In 1584 he joined the See also:rebellion of Mar and See also:Glamis, but the See also:movement failed, and the insurgents fled to Berwick. Later they took up their See also:residence at See also:Newcastle, which became a centre of See also:Presbyterianism and of projects against the Scottish government, encouraged by Elizabeth, who regarded the banished lords as See also:friends of the English and antagonists of the See also:French See also:interest. In See also:February 1585 they came to London, and cleared themselves of the See also:accusation of plotting against James's See also:life; a See also:plan was prepared for their restoration and for the overthrow of 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, earl of See also:Arran. In See also:October they invaded Scotland and gained an easy victory over Arran, captured See also:Stirling See also:Castle with the king in See also:November, and secured from James the restoration of their estates and the control of the government. In 1586 Angus was appointed warden of the marches and lieutenant-general on the border, and performed See also:good services in restoring See also:- ORDER
- ORDER (through Fr. ordre, for earlier ordene, from Lat. ordo, ordinis, rank, service, arrangement; the ultimate source is generally taken to be the root seen in Lat. oriri, rise, arise, begin; cf. " origin ")
- ORDER, HOLY
order; but he was unable to overcome the king's hostility to the establishmentof Presbyterian government. In See also:January 1586 he was granted the earldom of Morton with the lands entailed upon him by his uncle. He died on the 4th of See also:August 1588. He was succeeded in the earldom by his See also:cousin 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, a descendant of the 5th earl.
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