James Douglas (soldier)
Sir James Douglas (also known as Good Sir James and the Black Douglas), (circa 1286 – 25 August 1330), was a Scottish soldier, knight and commander during the Scottish Wars of Independence.
Read more about James Douglas (soldier): Early Life, Alliance With Bruce, The Douglas Larder, Roxburgh Falls, Bannockburn, Warlord, Myton and Byland, More Raids, Final Campaign, Succession, Modern Culture
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“A custom loathsome to the eye, hateful to the nose, harmful to the brain, dangerous to the lungs, and in the black, stinking fume thereof nearest resembling the horrible Stygian smoke of the pit that is bottomless.”
—James I of England, James VI of Scotland (1566–1625)
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Which ne’er forgot will be;
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—William Douglas (1672?–1748)