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John Sempill Of Beltrees
John Sempill (c. 1540–1579) was a Scottish courtier and husband of Mary Livingston, one of the Four Maries who grew up with Mary, Queen of Scots. Career John Sempill was a son of Robert Sempill, 3rd Lord Sempill and Elizabeth Carlyle. Lord Sempill was banished from Scotland and France in 1540 and found refuge not far from the Scottish-English border in Carlisle, England. Although Robert had a wife and several sons and daughters, he took Elizabeth as his mistress and had a son and two daughters by her. The eldest of these was John #Paul7, Paul - Peerage Vol. VIIpp. 548-551 She was from the House of Torthorwald Castle, Torthorwald in Dumfries, Scotland but the family, as one can guess from the name, stemmed from Carlisle. Her father was Robert Carlisle of Pettinain in Lanarkshire, a son of John Carlisle, 1st Lord Carlyle of Torthorwald and Janet Maxwell. Lord Carlisle, Elizabeth's grandfather, had obtained the lands of Pettinain in 1471 as reward for his part in the battle of Ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Wales to its west and Scotland to its north. The Irish Sea lies northwest and the Celtic Sea to the southwest. It is separated from continental Europe by the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south. The country covers five-eighths of the island of Great Britain, which lies in the North Atlantic, and includes over 100 smaller islands, such as the Isles of Scilly and the Isle of Wight. The area now called England was first inhabited by modern humans during the Upper Paleolithic period, but takes its name from the Angles, a Germanic tribe deriving its name from the Anglia peninsula, who settled during the 5th and 6th centuries. England became a unified state in the 10th century and has had a significant cultural and legal impact on the wider world since the Age of Discovery, which began during the 15th century. The English language, the Anglican Church, and Engli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laing2
Laing may refer to: People *Laing (surname),_a_Scottish_surname _Companies *Arriva_UK_Trains.html" ;"title="ong (Scots lang) but this is a mispronounciatio ..., a Scottish surname Companies *Arriva UK Trains">ong (Scots lang) but this is a mispronounciatio ..., a Scottish surname Companies *Arriva UK Trains, a British transport company formerly known as Laing Rail *John Laing Group, a British construction company *Laing O'Rourke, a British construction company, formerly part of the John Laing Group *MTR Laing, former name of London Overground Rail Operations Places *Laing, West Virginia *Laing Art Gallery, Newcastle upon Tyne, England *Laing Dam, South Africa * Laing Middle School, South Carolina *Laing's Nek, a South African mountain pass **Battle of Laing's Nek, a Boer War battle at the pass *Mount Laing, British Columbia Other uses *Laing (band), a German girl group *Laing (food), a Philippine dish made from taro leaves and coconut milk *''Philip Laing'', 19th century ship ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Knox
John Knox ( gd, Iain Cnocc) (born – 24 November 1572) was a Scottish minister, Reformed theologian, and writer who was a leader of the country's Reformation. He was the founder of the Presbyterian Church of Scotland. Born in Giffordgate, a street in Haddington, East Lothian, Knox is believed to have been educated at the University of St Andrews and worked as a notary-priest. Influenced by early church reformers such as George Wishart, he joined the movement to reform the Scottish church. He was caught up in the and political events that involved the murder of Cardinal David Beaton in 1546 and the intervention of the regent Mary of Guise. He was taken prisoner by French forces the following year and exiled to England on his release in 1549. While in exile, Knox was licensed to work in the Church of England, where he rose in the ranks to serve King Edward VI of England as a royal chaplain. He exerted a reforming influence on the text of the ''Book of Common Prayer''. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scottish Reformation
The Scottish Reformation was the process by which Kingdom of Scotland, Scotland broke with the Pope, Papacy and developed a predominantly Calvinist national Church of Scotland, Kirk (church), which was strongly Presbyterianism, Presbyterian in its outlook. It was part of the wider European Protestant Reformation that took place from the sixteenth century. From the late fifteenth century the ideas of Renaissance humanism, critical of aspects of the established Catholic Church in Scotland, Catholic Church, began to reach Scotland, particularly through contacts between Scottish and continental scholars. In the earlier part of the sixteenth century, the teachings of Martin Luther began to influence Scotland. Particularly important was the work of the Lutheran Scot Patrick Hamilton (martyr), Patrick Hamilton, who was executed in 1528. Unlike his uncle Henry VIII of England, Henry VIII in England, James V of Scotland, James V avoided major structural and theological changes to the ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francis II Of France
Francis II (french: François II; 19 January 1544 – 5 December 1560) was King of France from 1559 to 1560. He was also King consort of Scotland as a result of his marriage to Mary, Queen of Scots, from 1558 until his death in 1560. He ascended the throne of France at age 15 after the accidental death of his father, Henry II, in 1559. His short reign was dominated by the first stirrings of the French Wars of Religion. Although the royal age of majority was 14, his mother, Catherine de' Medici, entrusted the reins of government to his wife Mary's uncles from the House of Guise, staunch supporters of the Catholic cause. They were unable to help Catholics in Scotland against the progressing Scottish Reformation, however, and the Auld Alliance was dissolved. Francis was succeeded by two of his brothers in turn, both of whom were also unable to reduce tensions between Protestants and Catholics. Childhood and education (1544–1559) Francis was born 11 years after his pare ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexander Livingston, 5th Lord Livingston
Alexander Livingston, 5th Lord Livingston of Callandar Privy Councillor of Scotland, PC (–1553) was the guardian of Mary, Queen of Scots, during her childhood. Early life Alexander Livingston was born in Callendar, Stirling, Scotland. He was the eldest surviving son of Agnes (née Hepburn) Livingston and William Livingston, 4th Lord Livingston of Callendar, and succeeded his father to the title of Lord Livingston in about 1518. Among his siblings was younger brother William Livingston, Captain of the Kirkwall Castle, Royal Castle of Kirkwall, and younger sister, Margaret Livingston, who married Marquess of Tweeddale, John Hay, 4th Lord Hay of Yester. His paternal grandparents were James Livingston, 3rd Lord Livingston, and Agnes (née Houston) Livingston. His maternal grandparents were Alexander Hepburn of Whitsome (third son of Patrick Hepburn, 1st Lord Hailes) and Janet (née Napier) Hepburn, daughter of Alexander Napier (2nd Laird of Merchiston), Sir Alexander Napier of Me ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Battle Of Pinkie
The Battle of Pinkie, also known as the Battle of Pinkie Cleugh ( , ), took place on 10 September 1547 on the banks of the River Esk near Musselburgh, Scotland. The last pitched battle between Scotland and England before the Union of the Crowns, it was part of the conflict known as the Rough Wooing and is considered to have been the first modern battle in the British Isles. It was a catastrophic defeat for Scotland, where it became known as "Black Saturday".Phillips, p. 193 A highly detailed and illustrated English account of the battle and campaign authored by an eyewitness William Patten was published in London as propaganda four months after the battle. Background In the last years of his reign, King Henry VIII of England tried to secure an alliance with Scotland by the marriage of the infant Mary, Queen of Scots, to his young son, the future Edward VI. When diplomacy failed, and Scotland was on the point of an alliance with France, he launched a war against Scotland that ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
