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294:, Mary's half-brother, was assassinated in Linlithgow in January 1570. Morton was worried that Mary might escape and make her way back to Scotland, by feigning sickness during a dance and disguising herself in male apparel, riding away in disguise with a messenger, or cutting her hair and smearing dirt on her face so she looked like a scullion who turned the spit in the kitchen. He wrote to William Cecil, and Queen Elizabeth in April 1571 wrote to the
436:, was firmly against any departure from the Presbyterian model and refused to be won by a place in Morton's household. Morton rigorously pursued the collection of a third of the income from every Church benefice, a revenue that had been allocated to finance the King's household. Morton had discretion to exempt persons and institutions from paying these thirds, and the historian George Hewitt found no striking evidence of bias in Morton's exemptions.
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galleries, stables, and other new buildings were constructed at
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Elizabeth still hoped for a peaceful settlement, but he would send an estimate of the expedition's cost to Elizabeth. Morton received a token payment. The English rebels were handed over. The treaty for military aid was still not finalised when Mar died at Stirling in
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The ensuing execution of the leaders of the Castle garrison men put an end to the last chance of Mary's restoration by native support. In July 1573 Morton had the king's chamber at
Stirling Castle panelled, 60 new gold buttons made for his clothes, and gave him a football. He made efforts to recover
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Morton commissioned extensive reconstruction at
Edinburgh Castle after the siege, including the Portcullis Gate where his heraldic insignia of a heart can still be seen, and the iconic half-moon battery which fronts the castle and conceals the remains of buildings destroyed in 1573. On his orders,
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After the execution of her husband, Morton's wife, Dame
Elizabeth Douglas was found by an inquest to be incapable of managing her affairs, as she was "idiot and prodigal" in the language of the time. King James VI signed a warrant to appoint a legal guardian called an "administrator and tutor" to
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Elizabeth wrote to her agents in Scotland expressing her astonishment and displeasure because, as she was convinced her influence had brought Morton to the regency, his forced resignation reflected badly on her. If Morton was now to be accused of bad government, she instructed her diplomats
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Majesty's meaning has chiefly moved me to accept the charge (the Regency), resting in assured hope of her favourable protection and maintenance, especially for the present payment of our men-of-war their bypast wages, "without the quhilk I salbe drevin in mony great
501:, where he busied himself in laying out gardens. On 10 March, James VI issued a proclamation recognising that many in Scotland "misliked" the regiment of Morton, who had now resigned, and James would now accept the burden of the administration. The King was eleven years old.
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On 24 November 1572, a month after the death of Regent Mar, Morton, who had been the most powerful noble during Mar and Lennox's rule, at last reached the object of his ambition by being elected regent. As Regent of
Scotland, Morton expected the support of England and
762:. In the very unlikely event that a marker was permitted for an executed criminal, the inscribed initials would have been "J.D." and, secondly, it would have been cleared away in 1595 when all stones were removed from Greyfriars.
344:, and wages for the 800 Scottish foot soldiers and 200 horsemen already in the field. Morton was instructed to offer six hostages to England from the sons of the nobility who supported James VI. He also discussed returning the
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around 100m from his execution site. He was accompanied by a servant, William
Stewart, who witnessed that he slept well on the night after he was condemned. Before his execution Morton made a confession in a conversation with
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In many respects, Morton was an energetic and capable ruler. His first achievement was the conclusion of the civil war in
Scotland against the supporters of the exiled Mary. In February 1573 he effected a pacification with
107:, Master of Angus, and Elizabeth Douglas, daughter of David Douglas of Pittendreich. He wrote that he was over 61 years old in March 1578, so was probably born around 1516. Before 1543, he married Elizabeth, daughter of
728:. According to tradition, he brought it personally from England, having been "impressed by its clean work", but doubt has been cast on this. It was actually ordered to be made by Edinburgh's Town Council in 1564.
623:. The young James VI was declared to have reached his majority and formally began his personal rule with some ceremony in Edinburgh in September 1579, and the period of the Regents was concluded.
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603:, an eccentric called Skipper Lindsay publicly declared to Morton in the King's presence during the performance of a play that his day of judgement was at hand. In September,
451:". The Edinburgh gunmakers were ready to make 50 every week, they also made pistols called "dags" which equipped most of the gentlemen of Scotland. He sent goldsmith
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with the aid of Elizabeth's envoy, Henry Killigrew. Edinburgh Castle still held out for Mary under the command of William Kirkcaldy of Grange and
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for his own use in 1578, three years before his death. It was no more than half built and never finished. The ruins of the castle overlook
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of the two Hamiltons who still supported Mary. In the spring of 1579, the Scottish government's forces moved to crush the power of the
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offered to settle the matter by single combat. When
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1448:, John Donald, Edinburgh (1982, and reprint, 2003)
716:of St Giles. The method of his execution was the
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134:, James and his brother David communicated with
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568:. A nominal reconciliation was effected, and a
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1211:Grant's Old and New Edinburgh Vol 1 Chapter 12
1018:History of High Street Hostel and the Building
975:Hewitt, (1982), p. 1–3, citing for Tantallon,
1073:, vol. 4 (Edinburgh, 1905), pp. 47–48, 52–54.
1053:, vol. 3 (Edinburgh, 1903), pp. 545–546, 553.
876:Morton is a character in Liz Lochhead's play
645:Some months later Morton was condemned by an
626:On 31 December 1580, an associate of Lennox,
368:, and a week after his election, he wrote to
324:to negotiate with Elizabeth's representative
219:in March 1566 to effect the assassination of
1334:, vol. 1 (Edinburgh, 1873) pp. 252–253, 271.
879:Mary Queen of Scots Got Her Head Chopped Off
712:He was executed on 2 June 1581, attended by
270:during the latter's brief term of office as
1168:, vol. 5 (Edinburgh, 1907), p. 279 no. 320.
607:, the king's cousin, came to Scotland from
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1144:, vol. 5 (Edinburgh, 1907), pp. 182, 197.
1006:Calendar State Papers Scotland: 1547–1563
517:President of the Privy Council and arrest
144:English army that burnt Edinburgh in 1544
138:on the possibility of their surrendering
1761:Scottish politicians convicted of crimes
1741:Members of the Privy Council of Scotland
1676:16th-century Scottish military personnel
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965:, vol. 2 (Edinburgh, 1890), pp. 720–722
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766:Widow, daughters, and the Morton title
348:, who was a fugitive after the failed
158:and Tantallon in the hands of allies.
1711:Privy Council of Mary, Queen of Scots
1374:Accounts of the Treasurer of Scotland
482:and custodian of the young James VI.
332:. Mar wanted English help to capture
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1459:Sir Herbert Maxwell Bart., FRS, LLD.
1283:(Williams and Norgate, 1916), p. 299
1107:, vol. 12 (Edinburgh, 1970), p. 354.
1105:Accounts of the Treasurer: 1566–1574
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262:in 1568, and he was the most valued
252:Archibald Douglas, 5th Earl of Angus
1681:16th-century executions by Scotland
1306:James Morton grave monument details
1008:, vol. 1 (Edinburgh, 1898), p. 504.
688:Stone marker in Greyfriars Kirkyard
536:On 27 April 1578, by the action of
322:James MacGill of Nether Rankeillour
244:James Hepburn, 4th Earl of Bothwell
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1186:Hewitt (1982), pp. 76–77, 188–189.
942:, vol. 1 (Edinburgh, 1898), p. 615
809:Drochil Castle and other buildings
531:Scottish National Portrait Gallery
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1463:A History of the House of Douglas
1154:Calendar of State Papers Scotland
1121:A Collection of Royal Inventories
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190:James Hamilton, 3rd Earl of Arran
109:James Douglas, 3rd Earl of Morton
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824:James Douglas started building
734:History of the House of Douglas
458:In 1577 Morton was granted the
1701:Burials at Greyfriars Kirkyard
1696:Lord high admirals of Scotland
1386:Calendar State Papers Scotland
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1166:Calendar State Papers Scotland
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1123:(Edinburgh, 1815) pp. 195–200.
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326:Henry Carey, 1st Baron Hunsdon
306:Matthew Stewart, Regent Lennox
105:George Douglas of Pittendreich
62:. He was the last of the four
47:(c. 1516 – 2 June 1581) was a
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1455:, vol. 28 (1956), pp. 111–129
1446:Scotland under Morton 1572–80
1281:Edinburgh, A Historical Study
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1561:Lord Chancellor of Scotland
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983:, vol. 4. pp. 94–95, 98–99.
679:National Museum of Scotland
651:John Graham, Lord Hallyards
628:James Stuart, Earl of Arran
525:James Douglas, c. 1578, by
338:William Kirkcaldy of Grange
292:James Stewart, Regent Moray
209:Lord Chancellor of Scotland
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310:John Erskine, Earl of Mar
1721:Executed Scottish people
1666:Nobility from Midlothian
1103:Charles Thorpe McInnes,
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1437:Encyclopædia Britannica
1346:, vol. 5 nos. 1346/1549
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832:and the valleys of the
730:David Hume of Godscroft
240:battle of Carberry Hill
86:, a predecessor of the
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174:Scottish Reformation
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80:Mary, Queen of Scots
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1606:Peerage of Scotland
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981:Maitland Miscellany
951:Hewitt (1982), 207.
925:Hewitt, George R.,
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