Robert the Bruce. Pearlin Jean. Pearlin Jean is the name given to a ghost, who purportedly haunts the Allanbank Courtyard, situated in Allanton, Berwickshire, Scotland. The courtyard was previously the site of a dower house called Allanbank of the country estate of the now demolished Blackadder House. The ghost's name is derived from the eye-witness' claim that she is seen covered in the similarly named lace, with which the Laird of Allanbank tried to buy her silence about the affair. Though the story has consistently situated the ghost at the estate, the woman who came to be Pearlin Jean had her origins in Paris. Legend states that she was the lover of the Laird of Sir Robert Stewart, he was made a Baronet in 1684), and a Nun of Charity (as she was not confined to a cloister).
Though their affair lasted for a long time, the Laird left Paris to return to his estate in Scotland. The portrait of Pearlin Jean was later given to a knight, though its current whereabouts is unknown. And References[edit] Bibliography[edit] Manannán mac Lir. The boat from the 1st century BC Broighter Hoard, probably a votive deposit to Manannán mac Lir Manannán mac Lir is a sea deity in Irish mythology. He is the son of the obscure Lir (in Irish the name is "Lear", meaning "Sea"; "Lir" is the genitive form of the word). He is often seen as a psychopomp, and has strong affiliations with Tír na nÓg (the Irish Otherworld), the weather and the mists between the worlds. He is usually associated with the Tuatha Dé Danann, although most scholars consider him to be of an older race of deities.
Manannán figures widely in Irish literature, and appears also in Scottish and Manx legend. He is cognate with the Welsh figure Manawydan fab Llŷr. In mythology and folklore[edit] Manannán appears in many Celtic myths and tales, although he only plays a prominent role in some of them. The tale "Manannan at Play" features the god as a clown and beggar who turns out to be a harper. Associations[edit] Manannán was associated with a "cauldron of regeneration". Robert Munro, 18th Baron of Foulis. Colonel Robert Munro of Foulis (died April 1633), also known as the Black Baron, was traditionally the 18th Baron of Foulis in Scotland. He was a soldier of fortune, who served in Germany under the banners of Gustavus Adolphus, king of Sweden. It is not certain how he got his epithet of the 'Black Baron', but quite possibly it was from the colour of his hair rather than any perceived martial ferocity. Although this Robert Munro is traditionally 18th Baron and 21st overall chief of the Clan Munro, he is only the 11th Munro chief that can be proved by contemporary evidence.[1] Other Munros[edit] Robert Munro, 18th Baron of Foulis is often confused with his more famous cousin, Robert Monro of the Munro of Obsdale branch of the same clan who died sometime around 1675/1680, and also served in the Swedish army in this period, writing a famous history on his exploits.
Youth in Scotland[edit] He married Margaret Sutherland the daughter of William Sutherland of Duffus on 24 November 1610. A.N.L. Peter Stumpp. Peter Stumpp (died 1589) (whose name is also spelled as Peter Stube, Pe(e)ter Stubbe, Peter Stübbe or Peter Stumpf) was a Rhenish farmer, accused of being a serial killer and a cannibal, also known as the "Werewolf of Bedburg".
Sources[edit] The most comprehensive source on the case is a pamphlet of 16 pages published in London during 1590, the translation of a German print of which no copies have survived. The English pamphlet, of which two copies exist (one in the British Museum and one in the Lambeth Library), was rediscovered by occultist Montague Summers in 1920. It describes Stumpp’s life and alleged crimes and the trial, and includes many statements from neighbors and witnesses of the crimes.[1] Summers reprints the entire pamphlet, including a woodcut, on pages 253 to 259 of his work The Werewolf. Biography[edit] Accusations[edit] Execution[edit] Composite woodcut print by Lukas Mayer of the execution of Peter Stumpp in 1589 at Bedburg near Cologne. Background[edit] References[edit] John Brown (servant) John Brown (8 December 1826 – 27 March 1883) was a Scottish personal servant and favourite of Queen Victoria for many years. He was appreciated by many (including the Queen) for his competence and companionship, and resented by others for his influence and informal manner.
The exact nature of his relationship with Victoria was the subject of great speculation by contemporaries, and continues to be controversial today. Brown was born in Crathie, Aberdeenshire, to John Brown and Margaret Leys, and went to work as an outdoor servant (in Scots ghillie or gillie) at Balmoral Castle, which Queen Victoria and Prince Albert leased in February 1848 and purchased outright in November 1851. Brown had several younger brothers, three of whom also entered the royal service. Prince Albert's untimely death in 1861 was a shock from which Queen Victoria never fully recovered. "Friend more than Servant, Loyal, Truthful, Brave Self less than Duty, even to the Grave" Silver medal (Servant medal?) Edward VII. Edward VII (Albert Edward; 9 November 1841 – 6 May 1910) was King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions and Emperor of India from 22 January 1901 until his death.
The eldest son of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Edward was related to royalty throughout Europe. Before his accession to the throne, he served as heir apparent and held the title of Prince of Wales for longer than any of his predecessors. During the long reign of his mother, he was largely excluded from political power and came to personify the fashionable, leisured elite.
He travelled throughout Britain performing ceremonial public duties and represented Britain on visits abroad. His tours of North America in 1860 and the Indian subcontinent in 1875 were popular successes, but his reputation as a playboy prince soured his relationship with his mother. Early life and education[edit] Portrait of Albert Edward, Prince of Wales, by Winterhalter, 1846 Early adulthood[edit] Marriage[edit]
Fionn mac Cumhaill. Fionn mac Cumhaill (/ˈfɪn məˈkuːl/ fin mə-KOOL; Irish pronunciation: [ˈfʲin̪ˠ mˠakˠ ˈkuːw̃əlːʲ];[1] Old Irish: Find mac Cumail or Umaill), transcribed in English as Finn McCool or Finn MacCoul, was a mythical hunter-warrior of Irish mythology, occurring also in the mythologies of Scotland and the Isle of Man. The stories of Fionn and his followers the Fianna, form the Fenian Cycle (or Fiannaidheacht), much of it purported to be narrated by Fionn's son, the poet Oisín. "Fionn" is actually a nickname meaning "blond", "fair", "white", or "bright".
His childhood name was Deimne (/ˈdeɪni/; Irish pronunciation: [dʲeβ̃nʲi]),[2] literally "sureness" or "certainty", and several legends tell how he gained the nickname when his hair turned prematurely white. The name "Fionn" is related to the Welsh name "Gwyn", as in the mythological figure Gwyn ap Nudd, and to the continental Celtic "Vindos", an epithet for the god Belenus. Legend[edit] Birth[edit] Boyhood[edit] Adulthood[edit] Love life[edit] Fianna. Historicity[edit] Geoffrey Keating, in his 17th-century History of Ireland, says that during the winter the fianna were quartered and fed by the nobility, during which time they would keep order on their behalf, but during the summer, from Beltaine to Samhain, they were obliged to live by hunting for food and for pelts to sell.[3] Keating's History is more a compilation of traditions than a reliable history, but in this case scholars point to references in early Irish poetry and the existence of a closed hunting season for deer and wild boar between Samhain and Beltaine in medieval Scotland as corroboration.[4] Legendary depiction[edit] War cry and mottos[edit] They had three mottoes: Glaine ár gcroí (Purity of our hearts)Neart ár ngéag (Strength of our limbs)Beart de réir ár mbriathar (Action to match our speech) Notable fénnid[edit] Modern use of the term[edit] In more recent history, the name Fianna Éireann has been used by a number of Irish Republican organisations.
See also[edit] Robert the Bruce. Aonghas Óg. Aonghas Óg (died 1490) was a Scottish nobleman who was the last independent Lord of the Isles. Aonghas became a rebel against both his father and against the Scottish crown, in a civil clan war which would see the end of the independent Lordship of the Isles. Biography[edit] Angus was born the bastard son of John of Islay, Earl of Ross (Eoin). In time, Aonghas would become a rebel against both his father and against the Scottish crown. After the discovery in 1476 of a secret treaty made by John of Islay with Edward IV of England by James III of Scotland, James stripped Ross of his earldom, as well as the sheriffdoms of Nairn and Inverness, and the lordships of Kintyre and Knapdale, but confirmed Eoin with the remainder of his lands and the title Lord of the Isles. Eoin, his prestige in tatters, was driven from Islay by his son.
Rebellion and war[edit] Aonghas had benefitted from political distractions in the south. Death and legacy[edit] References[edit] Edward Dalyngrigge. Dalyngrigge was responsible for the construction of Bodiam Castle in the late 14th century. Sir Edward Dalyngrigge (c. 1346 – August 1393) was a 14th-century knight who built the picturesque Bodiam Castle in Sussex, England. Genealogy[edit] Edward Dalyngrigge was born around 1346, the son of Roger Dalyngrigge and Alice Radingden, his wife.[1] The family first gained land in Sussex, the manor of Bolebrook, through the marriage of Roger's father, John Dalyngrigge, to Joan, daughter of Walter de la Lynde, of Lincolnshire, and extended their holdings through subsequent generations.[1] The family originated from the area of Dalling Ridge near East Grinstead.[2] Edward travelled to France in 1367 and joined the Free Company of Sir Robert Knolles, fighting as a mercenary.
Knighthood[edit] Between 1379 and 1388, Dalyngrigge was Knight of the Shire of Sussex in ten parliaments and subsequently one of the most influential gentry of the county at that time. Literature[edit] References[edit]