'Know then, my name is Douglas': A Life of Archibald, 4th earl of Douglas drcallumwatson.blogspot.c…
Gosford house mausoleum Gosford Estate, Scotland. Seat of the Earl of Wemyss and March
Top Golf, Piece by piece getting closer to being done.. Ontario California. Archibald & 4th just north of 10fwy v.redd.it/zxyrdla67qa81
Darnaway Castle - Tarnaway Castle - Moray, Scotland - Seat of the Earls of Moray – Built by Sir Thomas Randolph, Earl of Moray 14th c. - Banqueting Hall capable of accommodating 1,000 men erected by Archibald Douglas 1450 – Visited by Mary, Queen of Scots 1562 - Rebuilt in 1810 – Private Property reddit.com/gallery/pan8ub
Claypotts Castle - Dundee, Scotland - Built by John Strachan of the Clan Strachan 1569 - Expanded 1588 - Donated to the state by Lord Dunglass, Charles Cospatrick Archibald Douglas-Home, 13th Earl of Home 1926 - Currently under the care of Historic Environment Scotland - Open to the Public reddit.com/gallery/mlejhc
TDIH: August 17, 1424, Battle of Verneuil during the Hundred Years' War. An English force under John, Duke of Bedford defeats a larger French army under Jean II, Duke of Alençon, John Stewart, and Earl Archibald of Douglas.
The sandwich was supposedly invented by John Montague, the 4th Earl of Sandwich, as a quick meal while he gambled. What exactly did gambling/casinos look like in the 18th century? What sort of games would Montague and other aristocrats play?
Edinburgh, 30 April 1520. Archibald Douglas, the earl of Angus, who is the estranged husband of Queen Margaret Tudor, the former regent of Scotland and mother of King James V, seizes control of the city in a bloody street battle. bolb.org.uk/history/the-m…
TFW you read about the degenerate gambling habits of English nobleman John Montagu (4th Earl of Sandwich)
Lord Chesterfield’s Advice to His Son, On Men and Manners: or, A New System of Education, Philip Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield, 1815.
This is a sort of follow-up question to a post I just saw about John Montagu, the 4th Earl of Sandwich. Did he really invent the sandwich?
It's just that I find it hard to believe that at no point in all of human history until him did it ever occur to anyone to put their food between two pieces of bread, for one reason or another. Or maybe his version is just the first piece of meat between two pieces of sliced bread, but I also have a hard time believing that no one ever thought of doing that before him. I'd love to know if anyone has an answer for this.
Gosford House, home of the Earl of Wemyss and March, East Lothian, Scotland. [OC][4353x1548]
Gosford House, East Lothian, Home of the Earl of Wemyss and March (c1790)
'Sir Archibald duke of Touraine': The Death of Archibald, 5th earl of Douglas, 1439 drcallumwatson.blogspot.c…
'The noble and mighty man Sir Archibald de Douglas': A Life of Archibald 'the Grim', 3rd earl of Douglas drcallumwatson.blogspot.c…
Broughty Castle - Broughty Ferry, Dundee, Scotland – Site fortified by George Douglas, 4th Earl of Angus 1454 – Castle built by Andrew, 2nd Lord Gray 1490 - Scheduled Ancient Monument - Opened as a Museum 1969 reddit.com/gallery/ptxcpu
Everyone enjoy your meal and thank you John Montagu, 4th Earl of Sandwich for my (club) sandwich.
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Archibald James Leofric Temple Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood, Earl of Ava (1863-1900). Lieutenant and war correspondent. Died during the Second Boer War.
The sandwich is named after its supposed inventor, John Montagu, 4th Earl of Sandwich.
Born today : May 7th - Archibald Primrose, 5th Earl of Rosebery, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, "reputed to have said that he had three aims in life: to win the Derby, to marry an heiress, and to become Prime Minister. He managed all three." en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arc…
Margaret Douglas, sometimes styled “Princess of Scotland”, was the daughter of Margaret Tudor, Queen of Scotland and her second husband, Archibald Douglas, Earl of Angus.She died on March 7, 1578. thefreelancehistorywriter…
Archibald Douglas, 6th Earl of Angus and second husband of Margaret Tudor undiscoveredscotland.co.u…
[September 1615] Strathclyde: Archibald Campbell, the earl of Argyll, ends the MacDonald rebellion in Islay. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cla…
Born today : May 7th - Archibald Primrose, 5th Earl of Rosebery, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, "reputed to have said that he had three aims in life: to win the Derby, to marry an heiress, and to become Prime Minister. He managed all three." en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arc…
Born today : May 7th - Archibald Primrose, 5th Earl of Rosebery, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, "reputed to have said that he had three aims in life: to win the Derby, to marry an heiress, and to become Prime Minister. He managed all three." en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arc…
The Casket Letter implicating Mary, Queen of Scots, in a plot with James Hepburn, 4th earl of Bothwell, to murder her husband Henry Stewart Lord Darnley were said to have been discovered on this day June 20, 1567. Via: Encyclopedia Britannica Image: Library of Congress
Drummond Castle - Perthshire, Scotland - Tower House built by John Drummond, 1st Lord Drummond of Cargill 1490- Expanded by 4th Lord Drummond 1605- Gardens created by 2nd Earl of Perth 1630 - Mansion added by 4th Earl Perth 1689- Restored 1842- Seat of the 28th Baroness Willoughby- Private Property reddit.com/gallery/lptmqt
Castle of Mey - Caithness, Scotland - Built 1566 by George Sinclair, 4th Earl of Caithness - Extended several times, 17th, 18th, 19th centuries - Restored 1953 by Queen Elizabeth, The Queen Mother, widow of King George VI, when for the first time supplied with electricity/water - Open to the Public reddit.com/gallery/jv94oh
Pembroke Castle - Pembrokeshire, Wales, UK - Original seat of the Earls of Pembroke built in 1189 by William Marshal, 1st Earl of Pembroke - Expanded in 1234 by Gilbert Marshal, 4th Earl of Pembroke - Birthplace of King Henry VII of England in 1457 - Featured in numerous films - Open to the Public reddit.com/gallery/k1h5om
TIL that the sandwich was popularised by the 4th Earl of Sandwich, who ordered that meat be placed between two slices of bread for easy consumption. He therefore was able to gamble and eat at the same time. open-sandwich.co.uk/town_…
Engraving of the body of Laurence Shirley, 4th Earl Ferrers in a coffin after his execution by hanging, 1760. He was convicted of murdering his steward.
Hopetoun Monument The Hopetoun Monument is a monument in the Garleton Hills, near Camptoun, East Lothian, Scotland. It is 95 feet (29 m) tall and is situated on Byres Hill near Haddington.The monument was erected in 1824 in memory of John Hope, 4th Earl of Hopetoun (1765–1823).
Dragsholm Castle in Zealand is said to be haunted by the ghost of James Hepburn, 4th Earl of Bothwell, imprisoned there for about five years until his death in 1578.
TDIH: December 9, 1775, American Revolutionary War: British troops lose the Battle of Great Bridge, and leave Virginia soon afterward. Illustration: John Murray, 4th Earl of Dunmore.
TIL that sandwich (the food) was probably named after John Montagu, 4th Earl of Sandwich. He was a gambler who ate slices of cold meat between bread at the gaming table during marathon sessions rather than get up for a proper meal. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joh…
