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    Bonkyll Castle (also variously spelled Bonkyl, Boncle, Buncle, Bunkle or Bonkill) was a medieval fortress situated in the historic Scottish county of Berwickshire...
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    medieval strengths of Blanerne and the nearby fortresses of Billie Castle, and Bonkyll Castle referring to their construction in the time of David I and their...
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    Stewart. The Stewarts of Darnley were a junior branch of Stewart of Bonkyll, of Bonkyll Castle in Scotland, descended from Alexander Stewart, 4th High Steward...
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    of Alexander Stewart, 4th High Steward of Scotland, Sir John Stewart of Bonkyll. Darnley inherited his father's estates in 1404, and was knighted c. 1418...
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    Berwick Castle, Northumberland. Governed by William "le Hardi".(ruined, now forms part of Berwick-upon-Tweed railway station) Bonkyll Castle (Bunkle)...
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    international intrigue. Lennox stayed for a while at Dumbarton Castle and at Rothesay Castle. In December whilst travelling south from Berwick on Tweed,...
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    Stewart and had Lilias Ruthven shut up in Wemyss Castle. Despite this, Lennox rescued his bride from the castle and married her the next day. After 10 days...
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    James VI & I) and served as Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports, based at Dover Castle in Kent; Henry Stewart, 8th Seigneur d'Aubigny (1616–1632). He studied in...
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    Robert II of Scotland John Stewart of Ralston John Stewart of Bonkyll Alexander Stewart of Bonkyll Earls of Angus (extinct 1361) Alan Stewart of Dreghorn Stewart...
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    three towers at Preston, Scottish Borders, (Billie Castle, Bonkyll Castle, & Blanerne Castle) A castle of Oliver Sinclair's, probably at Whitekirk Dunbar...
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    herself a daughter of John Stewart of Bonkyll. Agnes became renowned for her heroic defence of Dunbar Castle in East Lothian against an English siege...
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    d'Aubigny: Gules, three buckles or, being the canting arms of de Bonkyll of Bonkyll Castle, common ancestor of both King Charles II and the Stewarts of Aubigny...
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    children: James Stewart, 5th High Steward of Scotland Sir John Stewart of Bonkyll Elizabeth Stewart, who married Sir William le Hardi, Lord of Douglas. Hawise...
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    tower with 50 horsemen. Billie Castle was mentioned with two other neighbouring strongholds Bonkyll Castle and Blanerne Castle in a prophetic rhyme referring...
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    George Redpath 1607 - 1612 Matthew Carrail 1612 - 1621 John Gaittis Bonkyll Castle List of places in East Lothian List of places in Edinburgh List of places...
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    and burial sites, through Roman remains and medieval structures such as castles and monasteries, to later structures such as industrial sites and buildings...
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    crusades. Brechin appears to have married Margaret de Bonkyll, widow of Sir John Stewart of Bonkyll, by 1304 when she is recorded as his wife. and had issue...
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    Barbour Thomas married Isabel, only daughter of Margaret and John Stewart of Bonkyll (killed at the Battle of Falkirk), a brother of James, High Steward of...
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    Robert II of Scotland John Stewart of Ralston John Stewart of Bonkyll Alexander Stewart of Bonkyll Earls of Angus (extinct 1361) Alan Stewart of Dreghorn Stewart...
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    the Clan Stewart. The Stewarts of Appin descend from Sir John Stewart of Bonkyll, son of Alexander Stewart, 4th High Steward of Scotland. Sir John's younger...
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  • (born 1988), American actor and singer John Stewart (constable of Stirling Castle) (fl. 1576–1581), Scottish soldier Lord John Stewart (1621–1644), Scottish...
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  • gained through the murder of his cousins at the "Black Dinner" at Edinburgh Castle, sanctioned by the king and his own father James the Gross, 7th Earl of...
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    Duke of Clarence and Avondale (1864–1892) Avondale Castle Balvenie Castle Earl of Douglas Earl Castle Stewart Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page – A4[usurped]...
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  • in favour of Angus, although his brother James was remanded at Blackness Castle for threatening one of the Kers. Angus maintained his right to hold courts...
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  • houses in the mains of Bonkyll to pay the wages of the king's huntsman John Acheson. He was involved in the keeping of Tantallon Castle for the crown for three...
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    Scotland attached to the Lochranza Castle, which was auctioned off in the 1990s along with the ruins of the Castle. It is currently held by Susan Clark...
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    with Sir James Stewart, High Steward of Scotland, Sir John Stewart of Bonkyll, Sir Robert de Brus, jure uxoris Earl of Carrick and Robert Wishart, Bishop...
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  • Thumbnail for Thomas Stewart, 2nd Earl of Angus
    1331-1361) was a medieval Scottish nobleman. He was the son of John Stewart of Bonkyll and Margaret de Abernethy. Stewart was an infant when his father died and...
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  • Thumbnail for William Douglas, 10th Earl of Angus
    he was imprisoned in Edinburgh Castle on his return to Scotland in January 1593. Douglas escaped from Edinburgh Castle on 13 February 1593 with the help...
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    members of the House of Stuart. The name Ormond originates from Ormond Castle at Avoch in the Black Isle, held by the Douglas family. The first creation...
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