Captain C.J. HARRIS, a further tribute to brave men. How the Welsh Rees family spent the war. I told the story of young Einon Rees who survived the sinking of the Roxburgh Castle in World War 2.

ON THIS day in 1313, Sir James Douglas - or The Black Douglas - struck a heavy blow against the invading English forces by capturing Roxburgh Castle with an army of men who were disguised as cows.

James, somewhat ironically, returned to Threave on his way to the siege of Roxburgh Castle, where he was killed when a cannon misfired. The castle became property of the Scottish Crown, under the ...

ON THIS day in 1313, Sir James Douglas - or The Black Douglas - struck a heavy blow against the invading English forces by capturing Roxburgh Castle with an army of men who were disguised as cows.