Discover their stories and myths.
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Castles |
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Ballads and poetry |
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Crests and badges |
| The Douglas family
built, fought for and defended castles throughout their areas of
influence.
Discover their stories and myths. |
The Scots have always celebrated victory and defeat, love and love lost in song, and the Douglases have their fair share. | Heraldic devices identified knights when wearing armour and on banners acted as rallying points in battle. | |||
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History |
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Genealogy |
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Tartans |
| The history of
Scotland would not be the same without the contribution made by the
Douglas family. |
Find out about your ancestors from our biographical pages and follow links to discover your family tree. | Find out which tartan you should be wearing if you are a Douglas. | |||
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Biographies |
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Battles | |
Stories |
| Brief biographies of Douglases, both historical and from recent times. | The Douglases were always involved in war throughout the history of Scotland. These brief outlines of battles involving Douglases put them into context. | The history of the Douglases told as stories. | |||