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Clan Douglas Society of North America Newsletter
I have just seen an advanced copy of the CDSNA newsletter - all 86 pages of it!
If you are not on the mailing list, now would be a good moment to join.…
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A Douglas Valentine's Day
The heart has always been important in Scottish history, but nowhere is it more important than in Douglas history.
In 1298 when Lord John Balliol died, his grieving widow, Dervorguilla of Galloway, had his preserved heart placed in an ivory casket which she then carried everywhere with her. When she died, she was laid to rest at Sweetheart Abbey clutching her husband's heart. That's not the only heart-wrenching tale though, Melrose Abbey was so beloved by Robert the Bruce that it was…
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