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Andrew Edgar
Andrew Edgar was a Scottish tailor who served James V of Scotland. He was a son or brother of Thomas Edgar, a tailor who worked for James IV of Scotland and made items for Margaret Tudor, including a crimson satin stomacher during her pregnancy in December 1511. Andrew Edgar first appears in the records supplying cloth for the flags and standards of the king's Great Ship, the Great Michael. Andrew or "Andro Edgair" made clothes for the infant king and his brother Alexander Stewart, Duke of Ross, Alexander Stewart in the years "since the battle of Flodden, field of Flodden". Some of James' clothes in the year before Flodden had been made by the queen's tailor Robert Spittell. Edgar had an annual fee of £20 Pound Scots, Scots and worked with Patrick Donaldson, the yeoman of the royal wardrobe. During this time the king was growing up and learning to ride, hunt, and fight at tournaments. In July 1522 Edgar made a velvet gown, a black velvet Gambeson, hugton (a short jacket), a gr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James V Of Scotland
James V (10 April 1512 – 14 December 1542) was List of Scottish monarchs, King of Scotland from 9 September 1513 until his death in 1542. He was crowned on 21 September 1513 at the age of seventeen months. James was the son of King James IV and Margaret Tudor, daughter of Henry VII of England. During his childhood Kingdom of Scotland, Scotland was governed by regents, firstly by his mother until she remarried, and then by his first cousin once removed, John Stewart, Duke of Albany. James's personal rule began in 1528 when he finally escaped the custody of his stepfather, Archibald Douglas, 6th Earl of Angus. His first action was to exile Angus and confiscate the lands of the Clan Douglas, Douglases. James greatly increased his income by tightening control over royal estates and from the profits of justice, customs and feudal rights. He founded the College of Justice in 1532 and also acted to end lawlessness and rebellion in the Anglo-Scottish border, Borders and the Hebrides. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
