Family
The house of the Grange lands was Halyards Palace in Fife. William's father, James Kirkcaldy of Grange (d. 1556), was lord high treasurer of Scotland from 1537 to 1543 and was a determined opponent of Cardinal Beaton, for whose murder in 1546 William and James were partly responsible
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“Anytime we react to behavior in our children that we dislike in ourselves, we need to proceed with extreme caution. The dynamics of everyday family life also have a way of repeating themselves.”
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“Q: What would have made a family and career easier for you?
A: Being born a man.”
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