A history of the house of Douglas from the earliest times down to the legislative union of England and Scotland . he lords, headed by Angus,until, on the eve of the meeting of Parliament in February,Margaret shut herself up in Edinburgh Castle, threateningto bombard the city. The magistrates invited Angus toenter the gates, which he did with 600 or 700 horse,accompanied by Lennox, leaving a strong force in supportat Dalkeith. At the eleventh hour Queen Margaret feignedto give way, sending Magnus to make her reconciliationwith Angus, provided he would maintain her authority inthe State, and wou
A history of the house of Douglas from the earliest times down to the legislative union of England and Scotland . he lords, headed by Angus,until, on the eve of the meeting of Parliament in February,Margaret shut herself up in Edinburgh Castle, threateningto bombard the city. The magistrates invited Angus toenter the gates, which he did with 600 or 700 horse,accompanied by Lennox, leaving a strong force in supportat Dalkeith. At the eleventh hour Queen Margaret feignedto give way, sending Magnus to make her reconciliationwith Angus, provided he would maintain her authority inthe State, and would not meddle either with her person orher dowry lands, even gif he is her husband until Whit-sunday next. To all this, and more, he willingly con-sented ; but secured for his own party that the King shouldbe moved out of the castle into Holyrood, and that heshould act under guidance of a council appointed byParliament, whereon the Queen-mother should have aseat.^ Outward and visible evidence was made of the successof Anguss diplomacy, when, on the 23rd February, the 1 Slate Papers, Henry VIII., iv. DIVORCE OF ANGUS AND MARGARET 8i suspended session of Parliament was resumed under KingJames v. in person, Angus bearing the crown, Arran thesceptre, and Argyll the sword. Angus and Arran, layingaside their blood-feud, sat together on the Council ofRegency, and the acts of forfeiture against the chief ofDouglas and his kinsmen were formally repealed. But behind all this fair show Margaret was playing afalse part. Within a few hours after signing the conventionwith her husband and the other lords, and beforeM^^gL-ets it had been ratified by Parliament, she sent aduplicity, messenger to Albany in France, urging him toreturn, promising to recognise him as Governor,and vowing that she would rather quit the country thancome to terms with Angus. She admits that she has sentambassadors to England on the part of her son, the King,but she will prevent any peace being made till she
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