James Douglas, Lord of Douglas
Scottish knight · United Kingdom · On the map · Lived 1286 to 1330 · aged 44
Sir James Douglas was a Scottish knight and feudal lord. He was one of the chief commanders during the Wars of Scottish Independence.
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Battle of Bannockburn · Commander
Robert the Bruce's decisive victory secured Scottish independence from English rule, establishing Scotland as a sovereign nation for centuries to come.
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Edward II of England
Robert the Bruce
Thomas Randolph, 1st Earl of Moray+3 more
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A Victorian depiction of Sir James (third from left), and other leaders of the Wars of Independence by William Hole
Tomb of Sir James, St Bride's Kirk, Douglas
All that remains of the house that stood on the site of Douglas Castle is this seventeenth-century tower which was spared demolition in 1938.
St. Bride's Kirk, Douglas, final resting place of Sir James
Casket allegedly containing Sir James' heart (left) in the floor of his family's mausoleum at St. Bride's
Memorial stone at Teba