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1 NAME 'the Black' 'The /Good'/
2 GIVN 'the Black' 'The
2 SURN Good'
2 NSFX 6th Lord Douglas
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1 BIRT 2 DATE BEF. 1300
Killed in battle with the Moors in Spain on August 25,1330whilecarryingthe heart of Robert the Bruce to the Holy Land.SirJames'TheGood' or'The Black Douglas', Lord of Douglas
Sir James, son of William 'le Hardi', continued hisfather'sfightforScottish independence at the side of Robert the Bruce.HefoughtwithBruce at Methven in 1306 then led a raid onDouglasCastle,hisDouglasdale Estate, which had been confiscated bytheEnglish.Disguisedas peasants, Sir James and his men surprisedanddefeated theEnglishgarrison in the battle which has become known asthe'DouglasLarder'.Once again disguising his men, this time as oxen,heattackedandcaptured Roxburgh Castle. His stealthy and effective meansofcombatareremembered in a children's bedtime song,
Hush ye, hush ye, little pet ye, Hush ye, hush ye, do not fret ye, TheBlack Douglas shall no get ye.
Sir James also played a major role in the defeat of the EnglishArmyattheBattle of Bannockburn and was one of the signatoriesoftheDeclaration ofArbroath, at Arbroath Abbey, in 1320. On thedeathofBruce in 1329, SirJames was entrusted with the Monarch's heartinorderto carry it on apilgrimage to the Holy Land. He was killedfightingtheMoors in Spainwhile on this pilgrimage in 1330.
Sir James 'The Good' or 'The Black Douglas', Lord of Douglas
Sir James, son of William 'le Hardi', continued hisfather'sfightforScottish independence at the side of Robert the Bruce.HefoughtwithBruce at Methven in 1306 then led a raid onDouglasCastle,hisDouglasdale Estate, which had been confiscated bytheEnglish.Disguisedas peasants, Sir James and his men surprisedanddefeated theEnglishgarrison in the battle which has become known asthe'DouglasLarder'.Once again disguising his men, this time as oxen,heattackedandcaptured Roxburgh Castle. His stealthy and effective meansofcombatareremembered in a children's bedtime song,
Hush ye, hush ye, little pet ye, Hush ye, hush ye, do not fret ye, TheBlack Douglas shall no get ye.
Sir James also played a major role in the defeat of the EnglishArmyattheBattle of Bannockburn and was one of the signatoriesoftheDeclaration ofArbroath, at Arbroath Abbey, in 1320. On thedeathofBruce in 1329, SirJames was entrusted with the Monarch's heartinorderto carry it on apilgrimage to the Holy Land. He was killedfightingtheMoors in Spainwhile on this pilgrimage in 1330.
Sir James' body and Bruce's heart were returned to Scotland andlaidtorestat St. Bride's Church and Melrose Abbey, respectively.
Lord Douglas; 2nd Earl of Douglas and Mar ; 'The Good Sir James';Knowntothe Scots as 'good Sir James' and to the English as'theBlackDouglas',along with Wallace and Bruce, one of the threegreatheroes ofScottishIndependence.
http://www.scotclans.org/history/other/douglas_james.htm includes a majorarticle on this man. '... the 'good Sir James,' the friend of RobertBruce, themostillustriousmember of the Douglas family, and one of thenoblest oftheband of heroeswho vindicated the freedom and independenceofScotlandagainst the Englisharms. The romantic incidents in the careerofthisfamous warrior andpatriot would fill a volume. On theimprisonmentofhis father he retiredto France, where he spent threeyears,'exercisinghimself in all virtuousexercise,' says Godscroft,and'profited so wellthat he became the mostcompleat andbest-accomplishedyoung nobleman inthe country or elsewhere.'On the deathof his fatheryoung Douglasreturned to Scotland. His paternalestate havingbeenbestowed by KingEdward on Lord Clifford, he wasreceived intothehousehold of Lamberton,Bishop of St. Andrews, with whomhe 'countedkin'through his mother. Hewas residing there when RobertBruce assumedthecrown in 1305-6, andtook up arms against the Englishinvaders.Douglas,who was then onlyeighteen years of age, on receivingintelligenceof thismovement,resolved to repair at once to Bruce'sstandard. AccordingtoBarbour, hetook this step secretly, though with theknowledgeandapproval of thepatriotic prelate, who recommended him toprovidehimselfwith a suit ofarmour and to take a horse from his stables,with ashow offorce, thur'robbing the bishop of what he durst not give.'Lesley,Bishopof Ross,however, makes no mention of force, and saysDouglas carriedalarge sumof money from Lamberton to Bruce. He met thefuture KingatErickstane,near Moffat, on his way to Scone to be crowned,andproferredhim hishomage and his services, which were cordiallywelcomed.From thattimeonward, until the freedom and independence of thekingdomwerefullyestablished, Douglas never left Bruce's side, alikeinadversityandprosperity, and was conspicuous both for his valour inbattleandhiswisdom in council. He was present at the battle ofMethven,wherethenewly crowned King was defeated, and narowlyescapedbeingtakenprisoner. He was one of the samll band who took refuge,withBruceandhis Queen and other ladies, in the wilds first of AtholeandthenofBreadalbane, where for some time they subsisted on wildberriesandthescanty and precarious produce of fishing and thechase.Barbourmakesespecial mention of the exertions of Sir James Douglastoprovidefor thewants and to promote the comfort of the ladies.' TheGreat Historic Families of Scotland, by James Taylor
The story continue at length and is quite interesting. Skipping totheend:
'Godscroft states that Sir James was never married, butDr.Fraserhasdiscovered that he was married, and left a legitimate son,whofellatHalidon. Archibald the Grim, his natural son, becamethirdEarlofDouglas. Sir James was succeeded by his next brother,HughDouglas.'
Sir James Douglas ('The Good') c.1286 - 1330
Freedom fighter. The son of Sir William Douglas (d.1298), whohadbeenasupporter of William Wallace (1274 - 1305), James was senttoFranceforsafety in these dangerous times. He returned in1306,fightingalongsideKing Robert I - 'the Bruce' - (1274 - 1329) in theWarsofIndependenceand having considerable success insouth-westScotlandagainst theEnglish King Edward I (1239 - 1307). He wasknightedby RobertatBannockburn. He became known as the 'Black' Douglas, anamewhichcarriedon through one branch of his family. He took Robert'sheartforaposthumous crusade against the Moors in Spain, where he died.
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Thomas
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