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Also Known As John Lesley
Born September 29, 1527 • Scotland
Died May 31, 1596 (aged 68) • near Brussels • Belgium
Subjects Of Study Scotland

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John Leslie, detail of an engraving
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Mary, Queen of Scots
Mary, Queen of Scots
queen of Scotland
Maitland, William
William Maitland
Scottish statesman
Godfrey Kneller: painting of James II
James II
king of England, Scotland, and Ireland
Daniel Mytens: portrait of James I
James I
king of England and Scotland
Engraved portrait of William Wallace wearing a helmet with a bird crest and a patterned cloak fastened with a brooch.
William Wallace
Scottish hero
Robert the Bruce
Robert the Bruce
king of Scotland
James Hepburn, 4th earl of Bothwell
James Hepburn, 4th earl of Bothwell
Scottish noble
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George Gordon, 1st marquess and 6th earl of Huntly
Scottish conspirator
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Sir James Douglas
Scottish noble
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William Elphinstone
Scottish bishop and statesman
earl of Moray and Edinburgh Castle
Thomas Randolph, 1st earl of Moray
Scottish noble
Maitland, John Maitland, 1st Lord
John Maitland, 1st Lord Maitland
lord chancellor of Scotland
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William Robertson
Scottish historian and minister
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Francis Hay, 9th earl of Erroll
Scottish noble
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Andrew Forman
Scottish diplomat
Hector Boece.
Hector Boece
Scottish historian
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James Douglas, 2nd earl of Douglas
Scottish leader
Painting of Oliver Cromwell in black armor with a white sash, standing outdoors as a young attendant in red helps adjust his armor.
Oliver Cromwell
English statesman
Full-length portrait of Charles I of England standing in elaborate blue and silver attire, holding a staff, with a crown and red drapery on a table beside him.
Charles I
king of Great Britain and Ireland
Edward I
Edward I
king of England

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