Qualla: Battle of Lochmaben Fair https://qualla.com/battle-of-lochmaben-fair en-us © 2026 Bendyline Wed, 08 Jul 2026 02:40:16 GMT Qualla serial false Qualla support@bendyline.com yes https://qualla.com/_res/siteimages/rsslogo.png Qualla: Battle of Lochmaben Fair https://qualla.com/battle-of-lochmaben-fair Battle of Lochmaben Fair: Introduction https://qualla.com/battle-of-lochmaben-fair/ Five hundred cavalry came over the border on the morning of 22 July 1484. Their leaders were two Scotsmen who had spent years in English exile: Alexander Stewart, Duke of Albany, brother of the very king they meant to overthrow, and James Douglas, 9th Earl of Douglas, a Knight of the Garter who had not seen Scotland in nearly thirty years. The day they chose for their incursion was the annual fair at Lochmaben, when the streets of the small Dumfriesshire burgh would be packed with country people doing their summer business. The plan was simple: ride in, raise rebellion, force the unpopular King James III from his throne. The plan ended that afternoon.

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]]> Fri, 29 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/g/c/v/9/battle-of-lochmaben-fair-wp/gcv9-battle-of-lochmaben-fair-intro.mp3 0:06 1 full Battle of Lochmaben Fair: Two Exiles and a Permission https://qualla.com/battle-of-lochmaben-fair/ Alexander Stewart, Duke of Albany, was the younger brother of James III of Scotland. When the unpopular king was imprisoned by his own nobles at Lauder Bridge in July 1482, Albany briefly took control of the government. His grip was short-lived. Through bribery and the support of...

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]]> Fri, 29 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/g/c/v/9/battle-of-lochmaben-fair-wp/gcv9-battle-of-lochmaben-fair-two-exiles-and-a-permission.mp3 0:06 2 full Battle of Lochmaben Fair: Richard III's Quiet Nod https://qualla.com/battle-of-lochmaben-fair/ The newly crowned Richard III of England had initially planned a full invasion of Scotland in 1484. Other matters of state intervened, and the English king instead settled for giving Albany and Douglas his permission, though not his support, to launch an invasion on their own res...

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]]> Fri, 29 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/g/c/v/9/battle-of-lochmaben-fair-wp/gcv9-battle-of-lochmaben-fair-richard-iiis-quiet-nod.mp3 0:06 3 full Battle of Lochmaben Fair: The Fair Fights Back https://qualla.com/battle-of-lochmaben-fair/ Lochmaben on 22 July would have been an ordinary market town transformed into a temporary city. Country people came from miles around for the annual fair, bringing livestock, produce, and goods to sell. Booths and stalls filled the streets. Children ran underfoot. Carts blocked t...

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]]> Fri, 29 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/g/c/v/9/battle-of-lochmaben-fair-wp/gcv9-battle-of-lochmaben-fair-the-fair-fights-back.mp3 0:06 4 full Battle of Lochmaben Fair: Flight Context https://qualla.com/battle-of-lochmaben-fair/ Lochmaben sits at 55.13 degrees north, 3.44 degrees west, in Dumfriesshire about 9 miles northeast of Dumfries. The town is surrounded by a cluster of lochs, including Castle Loch where the ruins of Lochmaben Castle stand on a promontory. Cruise at 2,500 to 3,500 feet to take in the lochs, the town, the surrounding farmland of the Annan Water valley, and the road network connecting Dumfries west to Lockerbie east. Dumfries Aerodrome (EGCO) lies about 10 miles southwest. Carlisle Lake District Airport (EGNC) sits 20 miles southeast, and the M74 motorway runs east of town. Glasgow Prestwick (EGPK) is roughly 50 miles northwest.

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]]> Fri, 29 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/g/c/v/9/battle-of-lochmaben-fair-wp/gcv9-battle-of-lochmaben-fair-capture-and-flight.mp3 0:06 5 full Battle of Lochmaben Fair: A Townspeople's Victory https://qualla.com/battle-of-lochmaben-fair/ The Battle of Lochmaben Fair is a small note in the long catalogue of Scottish-English border conflict, but it is unusual in important ways. Most border engagements were decided by men-at-arms, professional soldiers, men paid to fight. This one was won by the inhabitants of a mar...

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