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On 18 September 1369, Archibald Douglas was made lord of GallowayOn this day in 1369 Archibald Douglas was made lord of Galloway 'for his diligent work and thankworthy service' in bringing the region under Bruce control. His ruthlessness in doing so earned him his evocative by-name, Archibald 'the Grim'. Archibald was born an illegitimate son of 'the Good' Sir James Douglas, an experienced war leader in the First War of Scottish Independence and a close councillor of King Robert I of Scotland.Read More
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