Scottish Connections
Overview and Issue
[edit | edit source]- Article From the Arrival of Nicholas to the Return of Lymond – and the Bits in Between
- WG069, WG070, WG071, WG126
Abstract
[edit | edit source]- "To mark the forthcoming publication of Edinburgh: The Dorothy Dunnett Guide, we reprint an article first published in Whispering Gallery 69, 70 & 71, November 2000, February and May 2001." The author provides an overview of 15th-century Scotland, a brief history of the royal house of Stewart, and a speedy summary of major events that take place in the gap between the end of Gemini and the start of Game of Kings.
Author
[edit | edit source]Dunnett Book References
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People
[edit | edit source]- Marjorie Bruce
- Robert the Bruce (d. 1329)
- Robert II (1372–1390)
- John, Earl of Carrick, Robert III (1394–1406)
- James I of Scotland (1424–1437)
- Robert, Earl of Fife, Duke of Albany
- James II of Scotland (1437–1460)
- Earl William Douglas
- Aeneus Sylvius Piccolomini, Pope Pius II
- David II
- Sir Simon Preston
- James III of Scotland
- John, Earl of Mar
- Hector Boece
- John Lesley
- James IV (1488–1513)
- James V (1513–1542)
- Henry VII
- Margaret Tudor
- Henry VIII
- Louis XII
- Julius II
- Earl of Angus
- John, Duke of Albany
- Agnes de la Tour D’Auvergne (Bourbon)
- Mary de Guise
- Armstrong of Liddesdale
- Earl of Bothwell
- Lord Hume
- Lord Maxwell
- Laird of Johnstone
- Laird of Polwarth
- Laird of Ferniehurst
- Laird of Buccleuch
- Mary, Queen of Scots (1542–1567)
- James Hamilton, Earl of Arran
- Edward VI
- Earl of Hertford
- Cardinal Beaton
Fictional Character
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Locations
[edit | edit source]- Stirling Castle
- Bruges
- Falkland Palace
- Solway Moss
Literature
[edit | edit source]- John Lesley’s vernacular History of Scotland (1568 or 1570)
Illustrations
[edit | edit source]- 'Queen Margaret’s Defiance of the Scottish Parliament' by John Faed, 1859, Acc. No. NG 2527. © National Galleries of Scotland.
- The silver groat issued by James III. © Trustees of the British Museum.
- Colour plates p 34: Clockwise from top left: View from Edinburgh Castle; Craigmillar Castle from the roof; Entrance to Holyrood Abbey; Semple’s Close; Rosslyn Chapel; Ruins of Rosslyn Castle; Banners in Preston Aisle, St Giles’. Photo credits: Nicky Cannon, Derick Monaghan and Amelia Cannon.
Historical Events
[edit | edit source]- Siege of Roxburgh 1460.
- Flodden Field
- Auld Alliance
- Treaty of Rouen
- Treaty of Greenwich
- The Battle of Pinkie Cleugh 1547
Other References
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Quotes from Dunnett
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