Monthly Archives: April 2013

April 2013 – Religious Houses and Property, 1296-1314

Surviving the War: Religious Houses and their Property between 1296 and 1314 Andrew Smith, Former Research Associate[1]   As briefly discussed in previous features of the month, Scotland’s abbeys and priories were seriously affected by the wars of independence. The … Continue reading

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This week – 23 April 1314

Edward II allows Elizabeth de Bruce, wife of King Robert I, to have in her retinue Elena Edgar, John de Claydon, Samuel de Lynford and William of Preston. See the document in the database here.

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This week – 16 April 1310

Edward II commands the constable of Conway castle to send a prisoner there, John Wishart, formerly archdeacon of Glasgow, to Pagan de Tybotot, justice of Chester, to be conveyed from there to the Tower of London.

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March 2013 – The Northern Rebels of 1296, Part III

The Northern Rebels of 1296 Part III: Cumberland and Northumberland  Amanda Beam, Research Associate[1]   Part III of the feature on rebels looks at those who held lands in both Cumberland and Northumberland. As these seven cannot be definitively placed … Continue reading

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This week – 12 April 1305

The sheriff of Edinburgh is commanded that Thomas del Bois, captured and detained in the king’s prison of Edinburgh, is to be conducted to King Edward I without delay. Other prisoners, including Master Alexander de Bray, John de Mere, chaplain, … Continue reading

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February 2013 – The Northern Rebels of 1296, Part II

The Northern Rebels of 1296 Part II: Northumberland  Amanda Beam, Research Associate[1] In Part II of this feature, we examine the rebels of Northumberland. There are a total of 44 rebels in this county, with another seven who held land … Continue reading

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This week – 1 April 1289

Pope Nicholas IV forbids anyone not a native of Scotland to be admitted to take the habit in any house of a religious order in that realm, or to hold any dignity of the same. See the document in the … Continue reading

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January 2013 – Welshmen in Edward I’s army

Welshmen in the army of Edward I during the Scottish campaign of 1296 John Reuben Davies, Research Associate   One of the most important features of the People of Medieval Scotland, common to prosopographical databases, is the ability not only … Continue reading

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