 | Charles Mackie - Epitaphs - 1819 - 146 pages
...est tumulatus, " Here lies the renowned King David under this stone."* 2. King James II. of Scotland, who was killed by the bursting of a cannon at the siege of Roxburgh, Augusts, 1460, in the 30th year of his age, and 23d of his reign. 3. Prince Arthur, third son of James... | |
 | Charles Mackie - Epitaphs - 1819 - 154 pages
...est tumvlatus, " Here lies the renowned King David under this stone."* 2. King James II. of Scotland, who was killed by the bursting of a cannon at the siege of Roxburgh, August 3, 1460, in the 30th year of his age, and 23d of his reign. 3. Prince Arthur, third son of James... | |
 | Charles Mackie - Epitaphs - 1832 - 174 pages
...est tumulatus. " Here lies the renowned King David under this stone*." King James II. of Scotland, who was killed by the bursting of a cannon at the siege of Roxburgh Castle, Aug. 3, 1460, in the 30th year of his age, and 23d of his reign. Prince Arthur, third son of... | |
 | William Hone - Almanacs, English - 1832 - 852 pages
...assassins at Perth. JAMES II., constantly in civil wars, basely murdered a Douglas with his own hand, and was killed by the bursting of a cannon at the siege of Roxburgh. JAMES 111. was murdered by his rebellious subjects, after a battle with them near Bannockburn. JAMES... | |
 | James Bell - Geography - 1832 - 580 pages
...of a reign favourable to his country. These hopes were prematurely blasted by bis being accidentally killed by the bursting of a cannon at the siege of Roxburgh. Jantes ///.] The death of James II. which happened in 1460, once more opened a melancholy prospect... | |
 | Lord Alexander Fraser Tytler Woodhouselee - World history - 1835 - 358 pages
...the prince and people, is capable of retaining the latter in the line of their duty. The prosecution of these plans for the subversion of the feudal aristocracy...removing them from his councils, while he lavished his favour and confidence on a few mean persons, who had nothing to recommend them but their skill in some... | |
 | Lord Alexander Fraser Tytler Woodhouselee - World history - 1839 - 354 pages
...the prince and people, is capable of retaining the latter in the line of their duty. The prosecution of these plans for the subversion of the feudal aristocracy...removing them from his councils, while he lavished his favour and confidence on a few mean persons, who had nothing to recommend them but their skill in some... | |
 | William Alexander - Law - 1841 - 638 pages
...infant of seven years of age, succeeded 1437. his father JAMES I. to the throne of Scotland in 1437, and was killed by the bursting of a cannon at the siege of Roxburgh, in the 30th year of his age, in the year 14GO. 1400. His son and successor JAMES III. was slain in the 35th... | |
 | 1849 - 208 pages
...James the First, who was murdered in the year 1437, and was succeeded by his son, 13. James the Second, who was killed by the bursting of a cannon at the siege of Roxburgh castle, in the year 1460, and succeeded by his son, 14. James the Third, who was killed in an insurrection... | |
 | Lord Alexander Fraser Tytler Woodhouselee - 1853 - 570 pages
...the prince and people, is capable of retaining the latter in the line of their duty. The prosecution of these plans for the subversion of the feudal aristocracy...humble the power of his nobles, but he wanted the ahilities of his father and grandfather. He expressed his hatred of his grandees by removing them from... | |
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James, who was killed by the bursting of a cannon at the siege of Roxburgh, in the thirtieth year of his age. 
