John Balliol (c.1249-1314) was the king of Scotland between 1292 and 1296, having used a distant claim to the throne to put an end to a power struggle that had begun with the death of Margaret, Maid of Norway (1283-1290) in 1290. Balliol was eventually forced to abdicate after ...
John Balliol (c.1249-1314) was a claimant to the Scottish throne who became king of Scotland between 1292 and 1296, putting an end to a succession crisis. Balliol ruled for only four years, abdicating after his defeat by English King Edward I (1239-1307) in 1296....
November 17 (Julian calendar) –JohnBalliol is selected by King Edward IofEngland as Kingof Scotland, from among 13 competitors for the Crownof Scotland; Edward then treatsJohnas a puppet ruler andScotlandas a vassal state, eventually provoking the WarsofScottish Independence, commencing in 1296....
The English Campaign in Scotland in 1296, and the Surrender of John Balliol: some Supporting EvidenceFirst page of articledoi:10.1111/j.1468-2281.1976.tb01676.xPRESTWICH MICHAELJohn Wiley & Sons, Ltd.Historical Research
Unsuccessfully besieged by the Scots in 1216, it was confiscated when John de Balliol, briefly King of Scotland, was deposed by Edward I. The region's rich heritage; Whether it's country houses or castles the North-east has some great historic places to spend a day out. Here's just a ...
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The narrative runs from the dispute for the crown of Scotland between Balliol and the first Robert, whom Barbour poetically identifies with his grandson, to the death of the Black Douglas in Spain while on his way to the Holy Land with the heart of Bruce. It pictures such events as ...
He harried the Lothians, part of southeastern Scotland, in the expedition famous as the Burned Candlemas (January and February 1356), and in the same year he received a formal surrender of the kingdom of Scotland from Balliol. His exploits were, however, eclipsed by those of his son Edward...
In 1937 the family moved to Keith in North Scotland. John received secondary and higher education in Aberdeen, graduating in 1958. He was immediately appointed assistant at the University of Aberdeen, and in 1959 he enrolled for D.Phil. at Balliol College, University of Oxford. His official ...
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