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The action at Lanark was an attack at Lanark, Scotland during the First War of Scottish Independence in May 1297. The Scotsman William Wallace led an uprising against the English and killed the Sheriff of Lanark, William Heselrig. The attack was not an isolated incident, but rather saw Wallace joining in with uprisings taking place across Scotland.
After the action at Lanark, William Wallace joined forces with William Douglas the Hardy and led a raid on the city of Scone.He and his men forced William de Ormesby, the English-appointed Justice of Scotland, to flee, and took control.
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Pages in category "Lanark" The following 39 pages are in this category, out of 39 total. ... Action at Lanark; Lanark (Parliament of Scotland constituency)
May 1297 – Action at Lanark; June 1297 – Raid on Scone; 11 September 1297 – Battle of Stirling Bridge; 1298. 3 July 1298 – Edward I returns with military forces to Scotland, beginning another invasion of Scotland. 22 July 1298 – Battle of Falkirk; 1299
A possible explanation is that the author thinks a heavy book will make a bigger splash than two light ones". [5]: 493 One of the most characteristically postmodern parts of the book is the Epilogue, in which Lanark meets the author in the guise of the character "Nastler". He makes the first two remarks about the book quoted above, and ...
McQueen was born at Braxfield House near Lanark on 4 May 1722, son of John McQueen. [1] He studied law at Edinburgh University and was admitted to the Faculty of Advocates in 1744. In 1759 he was appointed an Advocate Depute appearing for the Crown in prosecutions. He often appeared in more than 15 cases per day and earned £1900 in a single ...
William Lithgow was born at Lanark, the oldest son of the merchant James Lithgow and Alison Grahame, his wife.A family tradition had it that William was discovered in the company of a certain Miss Lockhart, and her four brothers cut off his ears, earning him the nickname "lugless Willie".