"In the margin,
about one-third into The Book of Clan Douglas, Volume III, are written the
words: `This is about the time when the Earth began'."
(Mary Murray, nee
Mary Douglas, of Earltown: 1991)
The first Douglas to
stride across the stage of Scottish history was Sir William Douglas who fought
and died for William Wallace. His son, Sir James Douglas was a supporter and
lifelong friend of Robert the Bruce. "Good Sir James" died taking Bruce's heart
on a crusade to the Holy Land. The 2nd Earl of Douglas died at the Battle of
Otterburn in 1388 as his army defeated an English force led by Prince Henry
"Hotspur". In 1402 the 4th Earl was defeated by the same Henry Hotspur at the
Battle of Homildon Hill.
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