#Earl of Montrose

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Montrose Betrayed: ‘We require and authorise you therefore to proceed vigorously and effectively in your undertaking;’

Charles Throws in his Lot with the Covenanters

Charles II of England c1653. Source: Wikipedia

THE MARQUIS of Montrose, probably one of Charles I’s most steadfast supporters had, after his extraordinary campaigns in Scotland in 1644-45, fled to the continent following his ultimate defeat at Philiphaugh. There he toured the courts of Europe, feted as a defender of monarchy and the ultimate cavalier general. The execution of the King hit the fervently Royalist Montrose particularly hard and the Marquis, vowing hot vengeance on the Commonwealth who had carried out the vile deed, immediately offered his unconditional support to the new King Charles II at his court in Breda in the Dutch Republic. Charles accepted the offer and made Montrose Lieutenant-Governor of the Royalist forces in Scotland in February 1649.

There were of course no Royalist troops as such in Scotland, but the country remained contested. Hamilton’s Engagers had been ousted, but the Covenanter government that had resumed control under Archibald Campbell, Earl of Argyll, ultimately began to assume a similar stance towards the English Commonwealth and the new King, as had its predecessor. Despite the religious dispute that had led the Scots to take up arms against Charles I on at least three occasions, there was no support for republicanism in any part of Scotland. The Commonwealth, dominated as it was by the New Model Army, was viewed by the Covenanters as sectarian, radical and revolutionary and despite the wartime alliance with the English Parliament, as less trustworthy a partner than the new King. Therefore commissioners were duly despatched to Charles’ court in Breda to see if the young monarch could be persuaded, as had theoretically been his father, to adopt the Solemn League and Covenant across the Kingdoms in return for Scottish military help to overthrow the Rump Parliament.

As the Irish Rebellion began to falter, Charles did indeed begin to place more faith in a Scottish alliance as the means by which he could reclaim his father’s throne. Although this effectively meant leaving Ormrond to his own devices in Ireland, the spontaneous eruption of some small scale Royalist rebellions in the north of Scotland, quickly put down, made Charles realise he did not have to put all his eggs into one basket. Montrose was summoned and asked to gather a force of mercenaries to attack northern Scotland and seek to establish a Royalist presence there that could threaten Covenanter and Commonwealth alike.

In March 1650, Montrose landed in Orkney with a small force of 200 German and Danish mercenaries. He found a measure of Royalist support here but little in the way of meaningful military manpower or supplies. Montrose’s planned tactics were again to be the formation of a tough guerrilla force that could undermine Covenanter resolve and inspire a more general rallying to the Royalist cause. However, Montrose remained a figure of fear and hatred to Scottish Presbyterians due to the ferocity of his campaigning during the First Civil War and with negotiations with Charles proceeding, the Covenanters saw no reason to seek compromise with the cavalier Marquis. Unfortunately for Montrose, Charles would use his presence in Scotland as a bargaining chip in his negotiations with the commissioners and no more, and that that was the main value of the Marquis’ quixotic adventure to the King.

In the meantime the commissioners drove a hard bargain. Like the Engagers before them, they insisted that Charles sign the Solemn League and Covenant and in so doing, agree to the introduction of Presbyterianism throughout England. They also required Charles to renounce episcopacy, personally convert to Presbyterianism and ensure his children were raised in the Calvinist Protestant religion. Finally, the King should disavow the campaigns being fought in his name by the Irish Confederates and by Montrose’s small band of fighters in Scotland. Then and only then, would the Covenanter army be prepared to embark on a war to defeat Cromwell and the New Model Army, overthrow the Commonwealth and restore the monarchy in England. Charles hated these terms but he had to face reality: Cromwell had reduced the Irish Rebellion to no more than a series of sieges whereas Montrose’s campaign, although his forces had grown to over 1200 men, was never going to secure significant victory in Scotland. The Puritan Covenanters, anathema though they be to the Anglicanism of his father, offered the surest hope of military and political success in England. On 19th April, 1650, Charles signed the Treaty of Breda with the Scottish commissioners. From that moment, Montrose was on his own.

Whether he appreciated his isolation or not, Montrose continued to carry out his King’s wishes as he understood them. He landed his small force in the Highlands and raised the Royal standard. Montrose then traversed the Highlands trying once again to secure a rallying of clans to the Royal cause, but he was met in the main with indifference. The Marquis took his force further south, pausing near Carbisdale to await what he hoped would be reinforcements. However, a small Covenanter cavalry force, led by Colonel Archibald Strachan, a capable officer with experience of the Scottish civil conflict with the Engagers, attacked Montrose’s men. Although outnumbered, Strachan’s cavalry took Montrose’s inexperienced infantry force by surprise and routed them in a single charge. Montrose escaped from the battlefield and sought refuge with Neil MacLeod of Ardvreck, a former Royalist supporter who promptly handed him over to the Covenanters. Charles, on signing the Treaty of Breda, did send a letter to Montrose, instructing him to disarm, but it never reached him. Even if it had however, it was now too late.

Montrose was taken to Edinburgh in chains on 18th May and was put on trial the following day. The result was a foregone conclusion. Although Montrose defended himself by pleading loyalty to his rightful King, the vengeful Presbyterians were not interested and the Marquis accepted the inevitable sentence of death with a degree of equanimity. But it was an horrendous death: Montrose was hung, drawn and quartered, the fate of traitors and Papists, with his head displayed at Edinburgh and his limbs despatched to Stirling, Perth, Glasgow and Aberdeen, so all Scotland could see the fate of the man who had so infuriated and terrified his enemies. Montrose was an impetuous romantic, guilty of much brutality in the war he waged against the Covenanters in the 1640s, but his loyalty to his monarchs could not be doubted and he deserved better than to be deserted so casually by the King he had served so unstintingly. It was a poor end for the ultimate Cavalier.

As for Charles, his die was cast. In June he set sail for Scotland in fulfilment of his Faustian pact, and with this, his attempt to regain his father’s throne and therefore the commencement of a third civil war, were put in train.

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Earl of Montrose (collie) 1904

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13th November 1715 saw the Battle of Sheriffmuir

There are some dates in history that are etched in your head, like as soon as you see it, or the date is mentioned an event springs to mind, it may be Bannockburn, or Culloden, while I certainly know these dates, Sherrifmuir for some reason is the date that is most recognisable for me, it's strange as the battle holds no special memory and I have no known connection to the battle, it is just "there"….. anyway……. On the hills near Dunblane the Jacobite army under the Earl of Mar was prevented from taking southern Scotland by a much smaller government force.

There was no real winner on the day at Sherrifmuir, Bobbin' John's indecision however left the '15 uprising all but over.

John Erskine, 23rd Earl of Mar had initially been an enthusiastic supporter of George I on the latter's accession to the throne in 1714. But after being publicly snubbed by the new king, Mar decided to back a different horse, and on 1st September 1715 raised a standard for "King James VIII" at Braemar. He rapidly gathered an enthusiastic army of 10,000 men and started to gain considerable ground in northern Scotland. There were three main problems with all of this. The first was that Mar had neglected to tell James in advance of his planned uprising; the second was that he had failed to coordinate his actions with Jacobite uprisings that by coincidence occurred in England at the same time; and the third was that Mar was a very poor general.

Forget the '45 and The Bonnie Prince this was by far the best opportunity the Jacobites would ever have of regaining power and it was squandered.

Had Mar's army pressed on and took the open road ahead of them they might very well have gathered more volunteers along the way and pushed the Hanoverian troops south. James Stuart never arrived until December 22nd, too late to galvanise anything from the situation, the Jacobites still held Perth but by the end of January they had abandoned it and few days later on February 4th the Scottish King and his general sailed for France from Montrose, never to return to Scotland. Remember this was only 8 years after the Union was forced upon the ordinary Scot, there should have been more enthuism for the cause, yet it was not to be, maybe is that sense of what if that makes Sherrifmuir such a vivid memory for me?

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Bertha Pitts Campbell (June 30, 1889 – April 2, 1990) was a civil rights activist and one of the 22 founding members of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority.

She was born in Winfield, Kansas. She spent most of her childhood in Colorado where she lived with her grandmother, Eliza Butler, a former enslaved who worked as a laundress.

She was the only African American student enrolled in Montrose High School when she graduated as valedictorian of the class of 1908. Upon graduation, she was offered a four-year scholarship to Colorado College. She declined the scholarship and chose to enroll in Howard University in 1908, where she received financial support from the Congregational Church. In 1913 she co-founded the Delta Sigma Theta Sorority and took part in a women’s suffrage march in DC. In June of that year, she graduated cum laude from Howard University with a BA in Education. She taught for two years in Topeka.

She married Earl Pitts, a railroad worker, and government worker, in 1917. The couple spent some time in Colorado and moved to Seattle in 1923. They had one son, Earl Jr who was killed in an accident as a baby. Earl Sr. died of a heart attack in 1954.

In Seattle, she was a committed activist and organizer. She was a charter member of the Christian Friends for Racial Equality, an organization that worked to expand housing and other opportunities for the black community; she worked with the Seattle Urban League and was the first African American member of the board of directors of the YWCA of Seattle-King County. She was an active member of the YWCA for 53 years.

At age 92, she led 10,000 members of the Delta Sigma Theta sorority in a march down Pennsylvania Avenue in DC to commemorate the participation of the organization in the suffrage march of 1913. Having long survived her husband and son, she spent her final years in a Seattle nursing home and died peacefully.

In 2018 and 2019, the Northwest African American Museum featured an exhibition on her and Mona Humphries Bailey, the 17th president of Delta Sigma Theta. #africanhistory365 #africanexcellence #deltasigmatheta

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Nota: Los títulos nobiliarios son rsrvabls tant pr prsonaj como por familia; esto es, Lady X, una jovencita londinense de noble abolengo, podrá reservar el Ducado de Norfolk para su familia, sea para un NPC o un familiar que luego pondrá en búsqueda. Así mismo, para evitar confusiones, cada título tiene un apellido familiar adjudicado.

Títulos no libres a reserva (históricamente conferidos a los príncipes):

Duque y Duquesa de York (Duke and Duchess of York). Este título a menudo se otorga al segundo hijo del monarca.

Duque y Duquesa de Cornwall (Duke and Duchess of Cornwall). Reservado por tradición al Príncipe de Gales, el primer hijo del monarca.

Duque y Duquesa de Edinburgh (Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh). Históricamente otorgado a hijos menores del monarca, en nuestro caso al tercero.

Títulos libres a reserva:

Duque y Duquesa de Sussex (Duke and Duchess of Sussex). Familia: Mountbatten.

Duque y Duquesa de Norfolk (Duke and Duchess of Norfolk). Familia: Howard

Duque y Duquesa de Bedford (Duke and Duchess of Bedford). Familia: Russell

Duque y Duquesa de Devonshire (Duke and Duchess of Devonshire). Familia: Cavendish.

Duque y Duquesa de Northumberland (Duke and Duchess of Northumberland). Familia: Percy.

Duque y Duquesa de Dorset (Duke and Duchess of Dorset). Familia: Sackville.

Duque y Duquesa de Wellington (Duke and Duchess of Wellington). Familia: Wellesley.

Duque y Duquesa de Marlborough (Duke and Duchess of Marlborough). Familia: Churchill.

Duque de Rothesay (Escocia*)

Duque de Hamilton (Escocia*)

Duque de Buccleuch y Queensberry (Escocia*)

Duque de Argyll (Escocia*)

Duque de Atholl (Escocia*)

Duque de Montrose (Escocia*)

Duque de Roxburghe (Escocia*)

Marqués y Marquesa de Bath (Marquess and Marchioness of Bath). Familia: Thynn.

Marqués y Marquesa de Winchester (Marquess and Marchioness of Winchester). Familia: Paulet.

Marqués y Marquesa de Lansdowne (Marquess and Marchioness of Lansdowne). Familia: Petty-FitzMaurice.

Marqués y Marquesa de Salisbury (Marquess and Marchioness of Salisbury). Familia: Cecil.

Marqués y Marquesa de Northampton (Marquess and Marchioness of Northampton). Familia: Compton.

Conde y Condesa de Derby (Earl and Countess of Derby). Familia: Stanley.

Conde y Condesa de Essex (Earl and Countess of Essex). Familia: Devereux.

Conde y Condesa de Warwick (Earl and Countess of Warwick). Familia: Greville.

Conde y Condesa de Shrewsbury (Earl and Countess of Shrewsbury). Familia: Talbot.

Conde y Condesa de Carlisle (Earl and Countess of Carlisle). Familia: Howard.

Vizconde y Vizcondesa de Falkland (Viscount and Viscountess of Falkland). Familia: Cary.

Vizconde y Vizcondesa de Hereford (Viscount and Viscountess of Hereford). Familia: Devereux.

Vizconde y Vizcondesa de Gage (Viscount and Viscountess of Gage). Familia: Gage.

Vizconde y Vizcondesa de Melville (Viscount and Viscountess of Melville). Familia: Dundas.

Vizconde y Vizcondesa de Bridport (Viscount and Viscountess of Bridport). Familia: Hood.

Barón y Baronesa de Berkeley (Baron and Baroness of Berkeley). Familia: Berkeley.

Barón y Baronesa de Montagu (Baron and Baroness of Montagu). Familia: Montagu.

Barón y Baronesa de Byron (Baron and Baroness of Byron). Familia: Byron.

Barón y Baronesa de Leighton (Baron and Baroness of Leighton). Familia: Leighton.

Barón y Baronesa de Lovelace (Baron and Baroness of Lovelace). Familia: King.

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Tartan-inspired clothing. The Stewart Christie's classic army officer’s greatcoat for the launch of @vadundee event.

The V&ADundee tartan exhibition begins this month. Tartan opens Saturday 1 April until 14 January 2024. Come and join this great museum for a fascinating journey through the history of tartan.

@dougyrao with @grahammctavish at he opening of the Tartan Exhibit at the V and A Dundee.

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Graham Of Menteith Modern Tartan is a blue-based tartan with shades of green.

The Grahams of Menteith are an important branch of Clan Graham. The Grahams trace their origin to a date before the 12th century. Known as the Gallant Grahams, they were chivalrous knights and fought in many of Scotland’s battles, including the Battle of Flodden in 1513. William, the 3rd Lord of Graham, was created Earl of Montrose in 1384.

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Coronation celebration missteps

According to Lady C: She's not aware of any of these 24 Dukes being invited to the coronation. Julie Montague, Viscountess of Hinchingbrooke, found the coronation robe & coronet of the Earl of Sandwich, her father-in-law. The Earldom was created by Charles II, Montague was a big part of bringing him back from exile to England. Now Charles III disses him. They're not invited either, but she's doing commentary for several news outlets. Lady C also said how sorry she felt for the members of Parliaments wives, this would have been a big deal for them & one of a very few perks of being married to a member of the house. The new King is generating hard feelings when it doesn't have to be. He may need these people, royal and non, someday & this will be remembered.

His scaled back monarchy may also be a mistake. Who's going to do all the charity work? The ambassador trips? He's leaving only so many older folks to handle everything. Prince Edward is 59 & he's the youngest brother. I think there aren't enough younger members to fill in when the older ones retire or die.

*These are extant non-royal dukes in the United Kingdom. Two double and one triple Dukes.

Duke of Abercorn (Ireland)

Duke of Argyll (Scotland), (United Kingdom)

Duke of Atholl (Scotland)

Duke of Beaufort (England)

Duke of Bedford (England)

Duke of Buccleuch (Scotland), Duke of Queensberry (Scotland) (currently all one person)

Duke of Devonshire (England)

Duke of Fife (United Kingdom)

Duke of Grafton (England)

Duke of Hamilton (Scotland), Duke of Brandon (Great Britain) (currently all one person)

Duke of Leinster (Ireland)

Duke of Manchester (Great Britain)

Duke of Marlborough (England)

Duke of Montrose (Scotland)

Duke of Norfolk (England)

Duke of Northumberland (Great Britain)

Duke of Richmond (England), Duke of Gordon (United Kingdom), Duke of Lennox (Scotland) (currently all one person)

Duke of Roxburghe (Scotland)

Duke of Rutland (England)

Duke of Somerset (England)

Duke of St Albans (England)

Duke of Sutherland (United Kingdom)

Duke of Wellington (United Kingdom)

Duke of Westminster (United Kingdom)*

*From Wikipedia

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Events 9.1 (before 1870)

1145 – The main altar of Lund Cathedral, at the time the seat of the archiepiscopal see of all the Nordic countries, is consecrated. 1173 – The widow Stamira sacrifices herself in order to raise the siege of Ancona by the forces of Emperor Frederick Barbarossa. 1355 – King Tvrtko I of Bosnia writes In castro nostro Vizoka vocatum from the Old town of Visoki. 1449 – Tumu Crisis: The Mongols capture the Emperor of China. 1529 – The Spanish fort of Sancti Spiritu, the first one built in modern Argentina, is destroyed by indigenous people. 1532 – Lady Anne Boleyn is made Marquess of Pembroke by her fiancé, King Henry VIII of England. 1604 – Adi Granth, now known as Guru Granth Sahib, the holy scripture of Sikhs, is first installed at Harmandir Sahib. 1610 – Claudio Monteverdi's musical work Vespro della Beata Vergine (Vespers for the Blessed Virgin) is first published, printed in Venice and dedicated to Pope Paul V. 1644 – Battle of Tippermuir: James Graham, 1st Marquess of Montrose defeats the Earl of Wemyss's Covenanters, reviving the Royalist cause. 1645 – English Civil War. Scottish Covenanter forces abandon their month-long Siege of Hereford, a Cavalier stronghold, on news of Royalist victories in Scotland. 1715 – At the age of five, Louis XV becomes king of France in succession to his great-grandfather, King Louis XIV. 1763 – Catherine II of Russia endorses Ivan Betskoy's plans for a Foundling Home in Moscow. 1772 – The Mission San Luis Obispo de Tolosa is founded in San Luis Obispo, California. 1774 – Massachusetts Bay colonists rise up in the bloodless Powder Alarm. 1804 – 3 Juno, one of the largest asteroids in the Main Belt, is discovered by the German astronomer Karl Ludwig Harding. 1831 – The Order of St. Gregory the Great is established by Pope Gregory XVI of the Vatican State to recognize high support for the Vatican or for the Pope, by a man or a woman, and not necessarily a Roman Catholic. 1836 – Narcissa Whitman, one of the first English-speaking white women to settle west of the Rocky Mountains, arrives at Walla Walla, Washington. 1838 – Saint Andrew's Scots School, the oldest school of British origin in South America, is established. 1862 – American Civil War: Battle of Chantilly: Confederate Army troops defeat a group of retreating Union Army troops in Chantilly, Virginia. 1864 – American Civil War: The Confederate Army General John Bell Hood orders the evacuation of Atlanta, ending a four-month siege by General William Tecumseh Sherman.

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*Seharusnya, first daughter dan second son disebut hanya dengan (LadyLod) (Surname), namun Briton's ingin semua nobbies saling mengenali nama panggilan satu sama lain. *Kami memutuskan untuk tidak mengikuti pakem penulisan gelar dan nama yang sama persis dengan peraturan kerajaan pada saat itu untuk mempermudah penyebutan.

GENTLEMEN

Haris Hanggara, The Duke of Somerset

Maitreya Jumantara, The Duke of Devonshire

Petra Suhardi, The Marquess of Anglesey

Arjun Ganendra, The Marquess of Winchester

Gabriel Arsen, The Marquess of Northampton

Arsad Dirgantara, The Earl of Harrington

Felicel Emilio, The Earl of Dalkeith

Jerricho Eiser, The Earl of Spencer

Marcelino Austin, The Earl of Montgomery

Khai Sutanagara, The Viscount Lake

Abimana Endaru, Marquess of Tavistock

Dean Guthrie, Marquess of Worcester

Jonathan Rice, Marquess of Bowmont and Cessford

Manhattan Rainer, Marquess of Douro

Saddam Barradan, Marquess of Douglas and Clydedale

Aziel Reviano, Earl of Euston

Gavian Hananta, Earl of Wessex

Gian Gevariel, Viscount Lumley

Heenan Adhitama, Earl of Percy

Theodore Kastora, Viscount Grey de Wilton

Abraham Maesha, Baron Guernsey

Lord Arvin Sagara, the Son of The Duke of Rutland

Lord Auddravi Hawkhelm, the Second Son of The Duke of Devonshire

Lord Christopher Mario, the Second Son of The Duke of Somerset

Lord Eiser Nawasena, the First Son of The Duke of Marlborough

Lord Hans Finnegan, the Son of The Duke of Atholl

Lord Jan Leinz, the Son of The Duke of Argyll

Lord Marcello Antonio, The Second Son of the Duke of Hamilton and Brandon

Lord Rifat Kenji, the Second Son of The Duke of Bedford

The Hon Sanggala Jagawana, the Third Son of The Earl of Winchilsea

LADIES

Lady Adelynn Séanne, the Daughter of The Duke of Hamilton and Brandon

Lady Aeriel Deimena, the Daughter of The Earl of Bristol

Lady Caroline Meredith, the Only Daughter of The Marquess of Exeter

Lady Cassabelle Amelyn, the Only Daughter of The Duke of Edinburgh

Lady Chelsya Dominique, the Only Daughter of The Duke of York

Lady Emmanuelle Este, the First Daughter of The Marquess of Salisbury

 Lady Gavyolé Orione, the only Daughter of The Duke of Lennox

Lady Geeta Reverie, the Daughter of The Earl of Dartmouth

Lady Isaralyn Alurea, the Daughter of The Earl of Aylesford

Lady Jovanka Kahiyang, the Only Daughter of The Marquess of Worcester

Lady Kaia Anindya, tthe Daughter of The Duke of Queensberry

Lady Kalula Priscilla, the Daughter of The Earl of Carlisle

Lady Kayana Amellie, the Daughter of The Duke of Wellington

Lady Leora Pramudita, the First Daughter of The Duke of Norfolk

Lady Meracellea dKailee, the Only Daughter of The Duke of Montrose

Lady Mirabel Rosalinda, the Second Daughter of The Earl of Arundel

Lady Namia Oliver, the Daughter of The Duke of St. Albans

Lady Natasha Josephine, the First DaughterEarl of Quartzford

Lady Sheira Anastasya, the First Daughter of The Earl of Newcastle

Lady Sierra Nafara, the Second Daughter of The Earl of Rosslyn

Lady Vivianne Eleanora, the Daughter of The Earl of Jersey

Lady Yoriel Rachiella, the Second Daughter of The Earl of Derby

Lady Ysabela Eden, the Daughter of The Duke of Northumberland

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REVIEW

The Duke and the Dressmaker by Eva Devon

Once Upon a Wallflower #2

Surviving childhood was not easy for Lily or James. Their losses were great, their hardships difficult, and their hearts became guarded and protected to avoid further pain. Whether or not they will be able to let go of the past and be open to a future filled with love and happiness is the question.

What I liked: * James Blakefield, American ship captain, wealthy, Duke of Ashbridge, man of duty, action, and routine, seeks change, difficult childhood, guarded

* Lily Martin: seamstress, caretaker of younger sister, survivor, escaped the French Revolution, abused by the woman she worked for, guarded

* Violet Martin: Lily’s little sister, musical, bright, didn’t have a big part but was James’s ward

* Earl of Derby: good friend who advises both James and Lily

* The Duke and Duchess of Montrose: met in first book and have an impact in this one, too

* That there was a happy ending for the main characters but also for those that they eventually helped

* Wondering who will show up in book three

What I didn’t like:

* Who and what I was meant not to like

* Thinking about the wide disparity between the classes and how difficult some living was for some in comparison to others

Did I like this book? Yes, it was okay – think I enjoyed book one more but do look forward to reading the next in the series when it comes out.

Thank you to NetGalley and Entagnled Publishing for the ARC – This is my honest review.

3-4 Stars

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A duke becomes unraveled by love in this delightful historical romance from USA Today bestselling author Eva Devon… Dressmaker Miss Lily Martin knows too well the sordid dealings of London’s corrupt underbelly. She should have known borrowing from one of the city’s most reviled moneylenders was risky. Horribly so. Now the loan has come due—and there’s nothing standing between Miss Lily and her darling sister’s ruin. Until a dashing American with flashing, defiant eyes intervenes… Ship captain James Blakefield may be the new Duke of Ashbridge, but he’s only in London for six weeks to secure his estate before returning to America, and far from the watchful eye of the ton. He’ll be damned if he’ll attend another society event where eligible ladies fling themselves at his title. But when he discovers Miss Lily’s desperate predicament, James realizes he might have the perfect arrangement. By assuming the legal guardianship of Lily’s sister, he can keep them both safe and ensure someone cares for the estate. But it means having Lily under the same roof for the next six weeks. No chaperones. No betrothal. As their undeniable attraction charges the very air between them, both propriety and restraint are threatened. But scandal is the least of their concerns when James’s secret threatens to pull everything apart at the seams...

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Henry ‘Chips’ Channon: The Diaries (Vol. 1), 1918-38, entry for 21st September 1923

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Friday 21st September

Duntreath Castle¹

We motor eighty miles every day to Ayr races, usually in a downpour of rain. Ayr is my favourite meeting, it is so detached and different from the others. Oddly enough it is fashionable especially when the Scottish Derby is run. The members of the Caledonian Club appear in pink coats and top hats, Lord Bute² has a private tent and Lord Lonsdale's³ party arrive in yellow phaetons with outriders. Today⁴ we went to Buchanan⁵ to the Montroses'⁶ for tea. [It is] a glorious position for a castle with a wonderful view of Loch Lomond. The castle itself has been rebuilt recently with the old stone. The exterior has a look of Glamis,⁷ but the interior is frankly barbarously Victorian with paper lampshades. The Duchess is stately and very beautiful, though easily 65.⁸ She was a Graham and is an old friend . . . will she be my aunt I wonder? There were several masculine-looking daughters about, including the one married to the Cameron of Lochiel,⁹ with a flock of perfect children all in kilts and safety pins. The Duke showed us relics of the Great Montrose¹⁰ . . . but conversation was difficult, only grouse and the weather being mentioned.

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At Blanefield in Stirlingshire, seat of the Edmonstone family.

John Crichton-Stuart (1881-1947), by courtesy Earl of Dumfries until 1900, when he succeeded his father as the 4th Marquess of Bute.

Hugh Cecil Lowther (1857-1944) succeeded his brother as the 5th Earl of Lonsdale in 1882, and squandered the family fortune. He was known as 'the Yellow Earl' because of his fondness for the colour. He was the first President of the Automobile Association, which adopted the colour for its livery.

Presumably Saturday 22nd September.

Buchanan Castle, near Drymen in Stirlingshire.

Douglas Beresford Malise Ronald Graham (1852-1925), by courtesy Marquess of Graham until 1874, when he succeeded his father as 5th Duke of Montrose. He married in 1876 Violet Hermione Graham (1854-1940).

Glamis Castle, in Angus, Scotland, seat of the Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne.

She was 69.

Colonel Walter Cameron of Lochiel (1876-1951), 25th Chief of Clan Cameron, had married Lady Hermione Emily Graham (1882-1978) in 1906.

James Graham (1612-50), 1st Marquess of Montrose, was a hero of the Royalist side in Scotland during the Civil War. He was hanged and his head placed on a stake in Edinburgh, but he was rehabilitated after the Restoration.

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On June 27th in 1583 James VI escaped from his captors at Castle Ruthven.

The Raid of Ruthven, as it is known, was a political conspiracy where several Presbyterian nobles, led by William Ruthven, 1st Earl of Gowrie, abducted the young King James VI of Scotland. They wanted to reform the government of Scotland and limit the influence of French and pro-catholic policy, and to prevent or at least manage the return of Mary, Queen of Scots from England. Their very short lived rule was known as the Gowrie Regime.

In July 1582 the nobles who were discontent with the current governing leaders made a pact to support each other in getting rid of the Catholic influences around the young King. Their main opponents were the French Esme Stewart, and James Stewart who shared control of the government.

While the young King was hunting near the castle of Ruthven, in Perthshire on 22nd August 1582 he was invited by the Earl of Gowrie to stay in his Castle for an evening. He felt instantly threatened once in the castle, by the number of other nobles there; many of them strangers to him, including the Master of Glamis, Earl of Mar and Pittenweem, Lord Lindsay, and the Constable of Dundee among others. He had no idea however, 1000 men, well-armed, were dispersed throughout the neighbourhood. When King James tried to leave the next day, he was blocked from leaving, and his aides thrown out of the castle. He had been kidnapped – finding himself a prisoner he threatened and tried to talk his way out, and finally burst into tears; he was only 15 years old after all.

Now, this wasn’t exactly an exceptional thing to do as in the previous centuries, under the other five James’ reigns factions in the nobility were often warring, and the sovereign was often a prisoner in the hands of some powerful combination led by one or more of the influential nobility, and when he was freed from the domination of one faction it was only to fall into the snares of their rivals.

The King was held and controlled by the Ruthven Lords for almost a year, moved around a number of houses. Although they treated him well and with respect, they limited his movements and who he could speak to. The Earl of Gowrie was the head of this government, who forced their two main opponents the two Stewart’s into exile, and favoured an ultra-Protestant regime. Queen Elizabeth was pleased with these events, and, in September 1582, sent £1000 (a huge sum of money in those days) as wages for the King’s guard.

In response to all of this, opponents of the Ruthven Regime including the Earls of Huntly, Argyll, Crawford, Montrose and others wrote a letter to the town of Edinburgh telling them that their ‘auld enemies’ the English had funded an army to take away their King, and when they arrived in their town the people should take arms against them. No one in Edinburgh seemed to take up this suggestion.

After almost a year in captivity, the King managed to speak to some of the opponents of the Gowrie Regime, and they made plans to have armed men waiting at St Andrews where the King could escape. He managed to sneak away from his guards, and meet up with these opponents in St Andrews Castle. Finally having escaped, although it was common for there to be punishment after such a thing including banishment or arrests for treason, James was far more forgiving to his captors. They were pardoned, as long as they would ‘show themselves penitent, crave pardon in due time and not provoke him by any further unlawful actions’.

The Earl of Gowrie however, found that no matter how humbly he professed his sorrow for his, very significant, part in the capture of the King, he could not regain his favour with the King. He wrote to his past conspirators the Master of Glamis who had fled to Ireland, and the Earl of Mar who had left to England, trying to get them to return and make another attempt to seize and control the King.

This was a new conspiracy, of which the Earl of Gowrie was now the leader. He obtained permission to travel to France from King James, and headed to Dundee under the excuse of needing to find a ship to take him there. But he lurked about in Dundee for far longer than he should, and was gaining suspicion. Even 5 months after Glamis and Mar had left, he was still lingering in Dundee, saying he would be leaving ‘any day now’ for France. His permission to go to France ended in March 1584, and he was told if he was found after that date he would be punished as a rebel.

Gowrie had no intention of leaving Dundee, he was busy there preparing for his new conspiracy. James got word however that Gowrie was corresponding with Glamis and Mar. The plan was that Glamis and Mar would return to Scotland, and take control of Stirling Castle, while Gowrie and the Earl of Angus along with some of the other nobles were to send a force to the King.

Mar and Glamis made it back to Scotland, but just two days before they were due to take Stirling Castle, the Royal Guard stormed the house of William Drummond, a burgess of Dundee, where Gowrie was staying. Gowrie put up a fight but as the soldiers were assisted by people of the town of Dundee, he had no choice but to be taken in. Mar and Glamis had no idea this had happened and attacked Stirling on the 18th of April 1584, taking control of the town. But this all fell apart in a few days, as word spread Gowrie had been arrested, the expected money and support from other nobles failed to materialise, and James had raised his own army who marched to Stirling. It was impossible for Glamis and Mar to continue, and so they fled to England.

Gowrie, having been arrested, was not so fortunate. Put onto trial in Stirling, many of those nobles who had opposed him were more than happy to give evidence of his treasonable behaviour. He was sentenced to be executed, and after a long speech on the scaffold where he maintained that all his actions were for the benefit of the King, calmly laid his head on the block and it was severed in one stroke. His servants, sewed his head to his body and buried him whole.

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A Duke Always Breaks The Rules Isobel, daughter of the Earl of Montrose, always knew she would have no choice when it came to selecting a husband. 

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Sugarbird Café, 3407 Ocean View Blvd, Montrose, CA 91208

I’ve been a fan of Sugarbird’s scones for a long time. They’re baked by a Japanese woman and they aren’t too sweet, plus the flavors are interesting. Sugarbird recently opened a tiny, charming café in Montrose that offers tea, scones, other baked goods and sweets (e.g., meringues, brownies, pate de fruit, marshmallows) made in-house, cheese plates, and tea sandwiches. They also sell tea accessories like tea pots, cups, jams, tumblers, etc.

The scones are the highlight. They have a wide variety of classic scones (regular and mini size), filled scones, wheat-free scones, vegan scones, and vegan & wheat-free scones. The most popular scones are chocolate chip and lemon blueberry. Their teas are made with loose leaf teas from around the world.

Tea service for one ($15): Pot of tea (your choice of tea), scone, clotted cream & jam. I chose the Karina tea (Earl Grey vanilla with a blend of Darjeeling) with a black sesame white chocolate scone. The tea came in a big pot, with the loose tea placed in a tea bag. There was no mention of how long the tea had been steeping or how long it should steep. It was served with cream but no sugar. Hmmm…the tea was nice though – slightly sweet and fruity. It was nice of them to offer to refill the water but the water wasn’t hot enough and most of the tea flavor had steeped out of the tea. The scone was lovely even though the black sesame flavor wasn’t strong; it did add a nuttiness. The texture was the best part – crunchy edges but moist interior. Also, it wasn’t too sweet. The clotted cream was dense, rich, and lightly sweetened.

I was curious about the tea sandwiches but they sold out. I guess they can’t make them to order.

The shop is adorable but only has one small table inside. They normally have outdoor seating but I went on a rainy day so the tables weren’t outside.

4 out of 5 stars.

By Lolia S.

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Photos from my trip to Ardvreck Castle on the shore of Loch Assynt, in the highlands of Scotland. Though involved in many clan feuds, it is most famous as the place the Earl of Montrose fled to in 1650 following his first and final defeat at the battle of Carbisdale. The castle’s owner was an old friend, however he was absent when Montrose arrived, and rather than welcome him his wife had the earl incarcerated. Montrose was transported to Edinburgh, where he was hung, drawn and quartered.