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February 2026 Blog Posts (3)

Blackmail

In the turbulent Scottish Marches, where royal authority often faltered, power lay with the great Border families—none more formidable than the Douglases. Like their Highland counterparts, these lords offered protection in exchange for payment, a practice akin to the Highland “black mail.” In the Borders, this took the form of tribute, fealty, or quiet coin, paid by smaller lairds and tenant farmers to ensure their lands were spared from raids—not just from rival clans, but often…

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Added by William Douglas on February 21, 2026 at 18:48 — No Comments

Robert the Bruce, James Douglas, and the Border Wars

Across much of Scotland, Robert the Bruce is remembered as the king who restored independence: the ruler crowned in crisis, the victor of Bannockburn, and the statesman who secured the Treaty of Edinburgh–Northampton. Yet when the story is viewed from the Anglo‑Scottish Marches—from Teviotdale, Liddesdale, and the Merse—a more complicated memory emerges.…

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Added by William Douglas on February 17, 2026 at 12:38 — 1 Comment

Deacon William Douglas

The original farm and land that was granted to the Douglas family in Waterford, CT, continues to be farmed by its descendants who now go by the last name of Morgan. Julia Douglas married Stanley G. Morgan and received the farm and property in the marriage

Added by Richard Morgan on February 5, 2026 at 22:51 — No Comments

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