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Page 237
... James made enemies for himself . His murder in 1437 was part of an attempt to seize the throne for Walter Stewart , earl of Atholl , but the conspirators were ex- ecuted and James's young son succeeded him . James II ( 1437-60 ) was six ...
... James made enemies for himself . His murder in 1437 was part of an attempt to seize the throne for Walter Stewart , earl of Atholl , but the conspirators were ex- ecuted and James's young son succeeded him . James II ( 1437-60 ) was six ...
Page 238
... James and Bishop William Elphinstone of Aber- deen founded King's College , Scotland's third university , in Aberdeen in 1495. This was the great age of Scots poetry , and while one of the leading " makars , " or poets , Robert Henryson ...
... James and Bishop William Elphinstone of Aber- deen founded King's College , Scotland's third university , in Aberdeen in 1495. This was the great age of Scots poetry , and while one of the leading " makars , " or poets , Robert Henryson ...
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... James II in 1688. For his unflinching support of James and the Catholic succession , Charles was able to ob- tain another subsidy from Louis XIV , making it un- necessary for him to call any more Parliaments during the remaining four ...
... James II in 1688. For his unflinching support of James and the Catholic succession , Charles was able to ob- tain another subsidy from Louis XIV , making it un- necessary for him to call any more Parliaments during the remaining four ...
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