Author: A. Francis Steuart (ed.)
Title: The Douglas Cause
Description: Glasgow, William Hodge and Company, 1909. Cloth. A record of the court cases of Archibald Douglas investigating the mystery of his parentage and the legitimacy of his claim to the Douglas baronetage. The 'Douglas Cause' was a notable legal struggle contested in Great Britain during the 1760s that not only gripped the nation but ultimately led to an array of death threats and rioting. The main parties involved were Archibald Douglas and James Douglas-Hamilton, the seventh Duke of Hamilton who went to court in order to claim the vast tracts of land and fortune that had previously belonged to Archibald Douglas, the third Marquess and first Duke of Douglas. From the 'Notable Scottish Trials' series. Illustrated throughout with numerous portraits. In a green cloth binding. Externally, sound, though with some slight bumping and shelfwear. Internally, generally firmly bound although strained in places. Pages are bright with scattered spotting to the odd page. Good . Ill.: Unnamed. Good .

Keywords: Douglas Scotland Law Trial Scotland Douglas Unnamed


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