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Drummond, James Eric

(Encyclopedia)Drummond, James Eric: see Perth, James Eric Drummond, 16th earl of. ...

Graham, James

(Encyclopedia)Graham, James: see Montrose, James Graham, 5th earl and 1st marquess of. ...

Butler, James

(Encyclopedia)Butler, James: see Ormonde, James Butler, 12th earl and 1st duke of. ...

Basilikon Doron

(Encyclopedia)Basilikon Doron bəsĭˈlĭkən dôˈrən [key] [Gr.,=royal gift], book written by James VI of Scotland (subsequently James I of England) as a guide for the conduct of his son Henry when he became kin...

James IV, king of Scotland

(Encyclopedia)James IV, 1473–1513, king of Scotland (1488–1513), son and successor of James III. He was an able and popular king, and his reign was one of stability and progress for Scotland. After suppressing ...

Stuart, James Francis Edward

(Encyclopedia)Stuart or Stewart, James Francis Edward, 1688–1766, claimant to the British throne, son of James II and Mary of Modena; called the Old Pretender. His birth, falsely rumored by Whigs at the time to b...
 

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