What is Scalan...?
What is Scalan and why did it come about? The following is the first of several short instalments which should lead us towards a better...
Final thoughts regarding Saint John Ogilvie
I would like to conclude these posts on Saint John Ogilvie with three observations: Miscarriage of Justice? If Saint John was standing...
King's Questions, Saint's Answers.
He wanted John Ogilvie to answer specific questions, the King’s Questions. He wanted answers, good answers, and it was a life or death...
The King's Questions
The King’s Questions, as we will see, were obsessed with the King’s jurisdiction in spiritual matters – in other words what Henry VIII...
Scots Law or English Law ?
King James VI and I actually styled himself “King of Great Britain and Ireland” and this betrayed his misunderstanding that he was...
John Spottiswoode
One of James' agents in Scotland was John Spottiswoode. He was born at Mid Calder, West Lothian, in 1565, a son of the manse. After...