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6 days ago
9 min

Forbes and the Thirty Years War

With estimated deaths of between 4.5 to 8 million, the Thirty Years’ War from 1618 to 1648 was a catastrophe to the people of Europe,...

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Jacobite of Uprising of 1745 and the Battle of Culloden

Bart Forbes

Apr 15
5 min

Jacobite of Uprising of 1745 and the Battle of Culloden

The Battle of Culloden occurred on April 16, 1746. The supporters of deposed Catholic King James II and VII (known as “Jacobites” based...

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Tumult at the Tolbooth:
The Attempted Coup of 1596

Bart Forbes

Apr 8
3 min

Tumult at the Tolbooth: The Attempted Coup of 1596

Two years after he succeeded as 8th Lord Forbes, John Forbes continued his political and religious activism in what was called a “tumult”...

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Bart Forbes

Apr 3
5 min

Clan Chief Y-DNA Origins and Variations

DNA testing has become a popular strategy for researching genealogy. During the last virtual Clan Forbes Gathering in March 2021, Clan...

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Bart Forbes

Mar 30
5 min

Major Branches of the House of Forbes

One of your challenges in researching your genealogy is to trace your lineage to one of the 100 different branches of the House of...

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Bart Forbes

Mar 15
4 min

The Raid of Ruthven

In 1582, William Ruthven, 1st Earl of Gowrie, devised a plot to abduct the 16-year-old King James VI and remove him from the Catholic...

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Bart Forbes

Feb 20
3 min

Nigel Ivan, 22nd Lord Forbes

Nigel Ivan, 22nd Lord Forbes, was born on February 19, 1918, as the eldest son of Atholl Laurence, 21st Lord Forbes, and Lady Mabel,...

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Bart Forbes

Jan 31
3 min

Rough Wooing of Mary, Queen of Scots

In 1534, King Henry VIII of England separated the Church of England from the Catholic Chuch in order to marry Anne Bolyn. He urged his...

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Bart Forbes

Jan 26
2 min

Forbes Library

The Forbes Library in Northamption, Massachusetts, United States, was created due to the bequest of Judge Charles Edward Forbes, a...

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Bart Forbes

Jan 16
3 min

Forbes Memorial Fountain of Fettercairn

The Forbes Memorial Fountain is Category B Historic Scotland structure on the Main Street of the town of Fettercairn, southwest of the...

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Bart Forbes

Jan 12
4 min

Forbes and the Battle of Pinkie Cleugh

The 1547 Battle of Pinkie Cleugh, the last major battle between England and Scotland, was devastating to Scotland and disastrous to the...

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Bart Forbes

Dec 28, 2020
3 min

Aberdeen Salmon War

John Forbes was born in 1472 as the third and youngest son of "Grey Willie," 3rd Lord Forbes, and of Christian, daughter of Sir Alexander...

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Bart Forbes

Dec 20, 2020
2 min

Lord Forbes 2020 Christmas Message

The restrictions that we have lived with during most of 2020 have meant that Lady Forbes and I have not seen nearly as much of our...

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Bart Forbes

Dec 20, 2020
4 min

Third Lord Forbes

William Forbes was born around 1440 as the eldest son of the James Forbes, then Master of Forbes, and Gille Egidia Keith, daughter of Sir...

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Bart Forbes

Dec 20, 2020
3 min

Fourth Lord Forbes

Alexander Forbes was born in about 1463 to William “Grey Willie” Forbes, 3rd Lord Forbes, and Gille Egidia Keith, daughter of Sir William...

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Bart Forbes

Dec 11, 2020
1 min

Scottish Y-DNA

This blog will be updated.

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Bart Forbes

Dec 3, 2020
8 min

Forbes History Reference Library

The Clan Forbes Society maintains an extensive library of reference books on the history of Scotland and its clans and families. The...

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Bart Forbes

Nov 23, 2020
3 min

Forbes and the Pilgrims

The son of an outspoken critic of the Church of England who fled to Holland, John Forbes (1608 – 1661) followed the Pilgrims to the...

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Bart Forbes

Nov 18, 2020
1 min

New FTDNA Forbes Surname Admin

Please welcome an additional Administrator of the FamilyTreeDNA (FTDNA) Y-DNA Forbes Surname Group, Philip Stead! Philip Stead is...

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Bart Forbes

Nov 18, 2020
2 min

Christmas at the Castle

Even if your travel plans are cancelled this holiday season, you can still enjoy Christmas in the Highlands! The movie “Christmas at the...

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