ttle of Seneffe and rescued the young Prince when his horse fell in marshy ground. As a reward for his actions Dundee received a Captain’s commission. T... eader of a small body of cavalry, and in spite of his vigorous and energetic action, Graham accomplished little. He conducted his occupation with zest, however, and interpreted co... ner. In 1685 he summarily executed John Brown for his refusal to acknowledge the supremacy of the King.
On 1 June 1679 the Covenanters routed him and his army at the Battle of Drumclog, whereupon he fled
ople:James|King James VII]] should be replaced by his son in law [[:rules:clwg:1689:people:Orange|Prince William of Orange]]. Historically this was pretty evenly balanced and only resolved when some [[:rules:clwg:1689:people:cast|ke... date for King, whether James or William.
===== Historical Background =====
some historical background (in the order that the Convention dealt with its bu
fe of King James VII and II gave birth to a son. This brought home to those that he had upset with his toleration of Roman Catholics and Protestant dissenters that this policy would continue. Accordingly a number of English nobles and bishops invited his son-in-law, Prince William of Orange, to come to ... d replace James as King((technically they invited his daughter to be the queen but Prince William insis
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* [[Argyll]]((technically not an Earl as his father was attainted in 1685 for his part in an uprising against King James VII)) //**... eedale]], a good friend of the Duke of Gordon and historically chosen as the interlocutor between the Convention and the Castle for this reason //**[3]**//
the intrigues and conflicts of Scottish politics. His preference would be to retire to the continent where he could live his life in peace.
He had been on the point of surr... arres]] discovered him in the process of removing his personal belongings and furniture from the castle
wn as a staunch Williamite
* seeking to recover his father's estates and restore the Earldom of Argyll which was attainted when his father supported an uprising against King James V... rt, 4th Earl of Moray, Campbell sought to recover his father's estates (by moving into King James VII's
iament's declaration that James VII had forfeited his Crown Viscount Dundee returned home to his heavily pregnant wife at Dudhope just north of Du... ter a few weeks he had gathered about him some of his very loyal troop of Horse. They rode out to Dunde
es:clwg:1689:people:James|King James VII]] wrote this letter while he was aboard the St Michael on the ... il members had asked him to send and substituted this less than helpful version in its place. It was d... ether at our good town of Edinburgh some time in this instant March by the usurped authority of the [[:... y and disgrace you must bring upon yourselves in this world, and the condemnation due to the rebellious
