"In the margin, about one-third into The Book of Clan
Douglas, Volume III, are written the words: `This is about the time when the
Earth began'."
(Mary Murray, nee Mary Douglas, of Earltown: 1991)
The first Douglas to
stride across the stage of Scottish history was Sir William Douglas who fought
and died for William Wallace. His son, Sir James Douglas was a supporter and
lifelong friend of Robert the Bruce. "Good Sir James" died taking
Bruce's heart on a crusade to the Holy Land.
The 2nd Earl of Douglas died at the Battle of Otterburn in 1388 as his army
defeated an English force led by Prince Henry "Hotspur". In 1402 the
4th Earl was defeated by the same Henry Hotspur at the Battle of Homildon Hill.
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