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In November 1440, the principal men of the Black Douglas clan went to dine with the young King of Scotland at the Great Hall of Edinburgh Castle. They had guarantees of safe passage. Not unlike ...

The invitation had been issued by Sir William Crichton, Chancellor of Scotland, who feared that the Black Douglas (there was another clan called the Red Douglas) were growing too powerful.

"One was a case called The Black Dinner. The king of Scotland was fighting the Black Douglas clan. He reached out to make peace. He offered the young Earl of Douglas safe passage. He came to ...

“One was a case called the Black Dinner. The king of Scotland was fighting the Black Douglas clan. He reached out to make peace. “He offered the young Earl of Douglas safe passage. He came to ...

Typically for his reign, this involved murder in an evening that would echo the Black Dinner some nine ... Arkinholm James' forces defeated the Douglas clan army. The defeated Douglases fled ...

Michael Douglas's 23-year-old son, Cameron, an aspiring actor, also is expected to appear in the movie, the trade paper Variety reported. "It's a black comedy about three generations of a ...

The invitation had been issued by Sir William Crichton, Chancellor of Scotland, who feared that the Black Douglas (there was another clan called the Red Douglas) were growing too powerful.