 James III., whose estimate of himself was accurate enough, feared that his two brothers, the Duke of Albany and the Earl of Mar, might try to supplant so despicable a King. The predictions of an astrologer decided him on confining them in the Castle of...  A Summary of Modern History - Trang 35bởi Jules Michelet - 1875 - 376 trangXem Toàn bộ - Giới thiệu về cuốn sách này
 | John Platts - 1826 - 632 trang
...operated like a subsidy in securing the amity of the Scottish court. In 1477, the king quarrelled with his two brothers, the duke of Albany and the earl of Mar. The favour which James showed to certain persons of mean birth and station who assisted him in his... | |
 | John Platts - 1826 - 624 trang
...operated like a subsidy in securing the amity of the Scottish court. In 1477, the king quarrelled with his two brothers, the duke of Albany and the earl of Mar. The favour which James showed to certain persons of mean birth and station who assisted him in his... | |
 | Scottish school-book assoc - 1852 - 248 trang
...represented as his chief associates and favourites. Whilst the king thus rendered himself unpopular, his two brothers, the Duke of Albany and the Earl of Mar, began to conceive treasonable schemes for his dethronement. Albany was imprisoned in Edinburgh castle,... | |
 | Jules Michelet - 1855 - 436 trang
...clergy the nomination of their dignitaries. His death, 1488. — James III., who knew his own weakness, feared that his two brothers, the Duke of Albany and the Earl of Mar, might wish to supplant a king so deservedly despised. Influenced by the prediction of an astrologer, he decided... | |
 | John Hill Burton - 1867 - 520 trang
...doubt that he was the author of events which brought the scandal of bloody doings on his household. His two brothers, the Duke of Albany and the Earl of Mar, are described as young men well fitted for popularity among a fighting people, 1 Act. Parl., ii. 102,... | |
 | Frédéric Bernard - 1870 - 424 trang
...xxxi.) THE DUKE OF ALBANY. FIFTEENTH CENTURY. JAMES III., King of Scotland, saw, not without misgiving, that his two brothers, the Duke of Albany and the Earl of Mar, were greatly beloved by his subjects ; and this feeling was soon changed into one of positive hate,... | |
 | John Hill Burton - 1873 - 476 trang
...doubt that he was the author of events which brought the scandal of bloody doings on his household. His two brothers, the Duke of Albany and the Earl of Mar, are described as young men well fitted for popularity among a fighting people, while their brother... | |
 | John Mackintosh - 1878 - 558 trang
...refinements only rendered him more helpless, and laid him at the feet of his ferocious aristocracy. His two brothers, the Duke of Albany and the Earl of Mar, were robust men, just the cast to gain favour among the fighting nobles and gentry.50 From these, and... | |
 | John Mackintosh - 1890 - 392 trang
...kingdom. He was peacefully inclined and lacked the energy of character necessary to control the nobles. His two brothers, the Duke of Albany and the Earl of Mar, perhaps because they were active and popular men, the king seems to have regarded as his enemies. Mar... | |
 | John Mackintosh - 1890 - 378 trang
...kingdom. He was peacefully inclined and lacked the energy of character necessary to control the nobles. His two brothers, the Duke of Albany and the Earl of Mar, perhaps because they were active and popular men, the king seems to have regarded as his enemies. Mar... | |
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