Letter on Angus MacDonnell's proposed invasion of Isle of Man (1595)
- Item sets
- Sources
- Name
- Letter on Angus MacDonnell's proposed invasion of Isle of Man (1595)
- Description
- Letter from George Nicolson in Edinburgh to an unnamed correspondent describing Angus MacDonnell's petition to the Scottish King for permission to invade the Isle of Man and force it into the king's obedience. The king refused the request but instructed MacDonnell to preserve peace with Her Majesty's subjects. The letter demonstrates early 16th-century Scottish interest in Isle of Man sovereignty and the geopolitical tensions surrounding the island.
- Date
- 15 November 1595
- Related To
- George III
- Collection
- The Stanley Lordship
- Type
- Administrative Correspondence
- Date Created
- 1595-11-15
- Creator
- George Nicolson, Edinburgh
- Audience
- Unnamed official (addressed as 'Yor wor')
- Identifier
- State Paper Office, Scotland, Vol. 57, Art. 60
- Language
- English