Sir James was "the Black Douglas" to the English and "Sir James the Good" to the Scots. James Douglas was born into a family loyal to the Scottish crown.

His grandfather was killed alongside William Wallace, his father murdered in an English jail. He spent his childhood in safety in Paris before returning to Scotland when he was age 18.

He met Robert the Bruce soon after Bruce's coronation and was the first Scottish nobleman to pledge loyalty to the king....

Read more in May 2007's Scotian.