| In the Shadow of My Truth...Revolution takes hold; Douglas men lead the way with heartfelt convictions: their Truth. |
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| The Declaration of Arbroath 1320; James, Lord of Douglas, placed his seal upon that document, a predecesor in concept to the Declaration of Independence of 1776, where nearly 50% of these signers were also Scots. This image with the Douglas Tartan is courtesy of Celtic Papers L.L.C.; click on the image to access their wonderful site. |
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| Arbroath Abbey where on April 6 1320 Sir James of Douglas, Lord Douglas with countless other Scottish Patriots signed the Declaration of Arbroath. |
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| Alnwyk Abbey was but eight miles from the Douglas widow's dower lands of Fawdon Manor and adjacent to the de Percy estates in Northumbria. |
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| Bannockburn 23 June 1314. The sight of the most successful Scottish victory in the Wars for National Independence. Edward II humiliated in defeat, fleeing the hot pursuit of one James of Douglas all the way to Dunbar; he sailed to England never to return. |
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| James of Douglas served William Lamberton the Bishop of St. Andrew waiting for his opportunity to join a revolution to overthrow the tyranical reign of Edward I. The view is of the Abbey and Church of St. Andrews seen from the bishop's residence, the Castle of St. Andrews. |
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| Halidon Hill where a reluctant Regent, Sir Archibald of Douglas, fought his final battle July 19, 1333. |
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| Steen Castle, meaning stone castle, sits on the River Scheldt in Antwerp; once signifying the location of a major medieval port. Eleanora used this port to leave Brabant and return to Essex in 1302. |
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