Alexander, 10th Lord Forbes, and the Irish Rebellion of 1641
The Northern Ireland conflict was generally acknowledged to have ended with the Good Friday Agreement of 1998 between the United Kingdom...
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Bart Forbes
- Jun 25, 2021
- 6 min
Sir Ewan Forbes of Craigievar
Elizabeth Forbes-Sempill of Craigievar was born on September 6, 1912, and died as Sir Ewan Forbes of Craigievar, 11th Baronet, on...
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Bart Forbes
- Jun 20, 2021
- 4 min
John Stuart Stuart-Forbes and the Battle of Little Bighorn
A scion of the wealthy Forbes of Pitsligo and Monymusk, John Stuart Stuart-Forbes (1849-1876) left Scotland to avoid scandal. Assuming...
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Leslie Furbish
- Jun 15, 2021
- 13 min
From Forbes to Furbish: A Scottish Prisoner’s Life and Legacy
Due to their strong Scottish accents and lack of the ability to write their own names, many British colony immigrants found their names...
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Bart Forbes
- May 28, 2021
- 4 min
Alexander John Forbes-Leith, 1st Baron Leith of Fyvie
The magnificent Fyvie Castle in Aberdeenshire was once a royal fortress. In about 1200 AD, the castle was simply a square wooden...
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Bart Forbes
- May 18, 2021
- 2 min
Big Y-700 Test for Clan Chief Lord Forbes
Thanks to the generosity of a Clan Forbes Society member, FamilyTreeDNA (FTDNA) will conduct the Big Y-700 DNA analysis for Malcolm, Lord...
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Bart Forbes
- May 16, 2021
- 4 min
Castle Newe: Lost Treasure
Enlarged from a medieval stronghold to a stately mansion house, Castle Newe was once a showplace and a stop for the British Royal Family....
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Bart Forbes
- May 10, 2021
- 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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Bart Forbes
- Apr 15, 2021
- 5 min
Jacobite of Uprising of 1745 and the Battle of Culloden
The Battle of Culloden occurred on April 16, 1746. The supporters of Charles Edward Stuart ("Bonnie Prince Charlie"), who was the...
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Bart Forbes
- Apr 8, 2021
- 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, 2021
- 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, 2021
- 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, 2021
- 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, 2021
- 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, 2021
- 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, 2021
- 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, 2021
- 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, 2021
- 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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