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Events from 1460 to 1707 Major feuds in late medieval Scotland The mapillustratessomeofthc major baronial feuds in later fifteenth May 1488 10 October 1489. In addition the map identifies the century Scotland. The last two decades of the fiftccnlh cenlUry saw location of full scale confrontations between individual baronial a number of inlense local and regional feuds which contributed to. families. such as the clash in Edinburgh between Lord Lyle and and were exacerbated or initiated by. the national crises ofJames Ill's James, earl of Buchan during 1487. 1l1e political sclllement of 1488. reign, panicularly the contest between the king and his son and heir. after James IV's accession 10 power. saw the wholesale removal of Prince James, for political control of the Kingdom during 1488. In James III adherents from local office and gave rise 10 a series offeuds many ways, the battle of Sauchiebum was the culmination not only between members ofthe new regime and the men they had displaced of the connict between the king and his son but also of a number of al the local level. The most remarkable example of this type of regional power struggles. Much of the political violence of 1488 -9 dispute was the sustained campaign mounted by the Cunningham resuhed from these pre-existing local tensions with the forces kindred against Hugh. Lord Montgomery's exercise of the office of adhering to both the prince and the King reOecting these local bailie of Cunningham after 1488, which accounts for the series of divisions. confrontations between the two families in Irvine. Where details of The map shows major pitched battles. including the four any large scale confronlation are unclear or unrecorded the feud is battles (Blackness. Sauchiebum, Dunkeld, Ganloaning) which took simply numbered and the protagonists named. place between 'royal' and 'rebel' forces in the fifteen months from 17. Lord OliphantlLord Drummond Lislor reuds 18. Lord AeminglLord Kennedy I. Earl of Huntly -Rose of KilravocklMacKenzies of Kintail 19. Earl of Lennox. Lord Lylc/Lord Sempill 2. Clan ChattanlHugh Lord Fraser of Loval 20. Burgh of Renfrewlburgh of Paisley 3. Clan ChallanfDunbars of West field 21. Lord FleminglLord Hamilton 4. Clan ChauanlSeton of Touchfraser 22. Lord Fleming/Laird of Kincaid 5. Earl of HUnllylLord of the Isles 23. Earl of LennoxlLord Hamilton 6. Earl of BuchanlGordon of Longer 24. Lord BonhwicklLord Crichton 7. Earl of Erroll!Lord Gordon 25. Kers of CessfordlMurrays of Touchadam 8. Earl of CaithnesslKeith of In vcrugie 26. Lord Crichton of Sanquhar/Douglas of Drumlanrig 9. Lord GordonIForbes of Skene 27. Lord CarlislelMurray of Cock pool 10. Earl of CrawfordlLindsay of Edull 28 Lord MaxwelVDouglas of Drumlanrig 11. Master of CrawfordlAlexander Lindsay of Auchtcnnonzie ~ 12. Lord Glamis/Master of Crawford Blair-na-Parc (1490) Earl of BuchanlEarl of Erroll fv\"'.1 13. 14. Lord Oliphant/Lord Ruthven ~ 15. Lord DrummondlLord Gray -2 16. Lord DrummondlBuchanan of that ilk 10. 0Unkeld (148819) 0X • ." 14 12 Monzlevaird (1490) _ 1a. ;::?:.) & & '491) perth;J15--16 -17 Gartioaning (1489) o 0 Sa~(1488) ~ _ 18 h7\Blackn~ss-(1488)~ 19-. 21 ~ ... Edinburgh (1487) 20 .. _22 _ 23 24 .. K1lmamock (1484-7) . 25 26~ ~ X loch?aben (1484) 28 8~aw (1486) Major banles, with dates & Baronial confrontations, with dates kms 0 25 50 75 lOO • I feuds 0 10 20 30 .. 50 60 ""'" Feuds, battles and baronial confrontations 1480 to 1500 117

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