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Lennoxlove House, the Glossary

Lennoxlove House is a historic house set in woodlands half a mile south of Haddington in East Lothian, Scotland.^[1]

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Adolf Hitler

Adolf Hitler (20 April 1889 – 30 April 1945) was an Austrian-born German politician who was the dictator of Nazi Germany from 1933 until his suicide in 1945.

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André-Charles Boulle (11 November 164229 February 1732), le joailler du meuble (the "furniture jeweller"), became the most famous French cabinetmaker and the preeminent artist in the field of marquetry, also known as "inlay".

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Anthony van Dyck

Sir Anthony van Dyck (i; 22 March 1599 – 9 December 1641) was a Flemish Baroque artist who became the leading court painter in England after success in the Spanish Netherlands and Italy.

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Association for Scottish Literary Studies

The Association for Scottish Literary Studies (ASLS) is a Scottish educational charity, founded in 1970 to promote and support the teaching, study and writing of Scottish literature.

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Cambridge Scholars Publishing

Cambridge Scholars Publishing (CSP) is an academic book publisher based in Newcastle upon Tyne, England.

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Canaletto

Giovanni Antonio Canal (18 October 1697 – 19 April 1768), commonly known as Canaletto, was an Italian painter from the Republic of Venice, considered an important member of the 18th-century Venetian school.

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Casket letters

The Casket letters were eight letters and some sonnets said to have been written by Mary, Queen of Scots, to the Earl of Bothwell, between January and April 1567.

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Charles II of England

Charles II (29 May 1630 – 6 February 1685) was King of Scotland from 1649 until 1651 and King of England, Scotland, and Ireland from the 1660 Restoration of the monarchy until his death in 1685.

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Charles Stuart, 12th Lord Blantyre

Charles Stuart, 12th Lord Blantyre, (21 December 1818 – 15 December 1900), styled Master of Blantyre from birth until 1830, was a Scottish nobleman and landowner with of titled lands.

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Death mask

A death mask is a likeness (typically in wax or plaster cast) of a person's face after their death, usually made by taking a cast or impression from the corpse.

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Douglas Douglas-Hamilton, 14th Duke of Hamilton

Air Commodore Douglas Douglas-Hamilton, 14th Duke of Hamilton and 11th Duke of Brandon, (3 February 1903 – 30 March 1973) was a Scottish nobleman and aviator who was the first man to fly over Mount Everest. Lennoxlove House and Douglas Douglas-Hamilton, 14th Duke of Hamilton are house of Douglas and Angus.

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Duke of Hamilton

Duke of Hamilton is a title in the Peerage of Scotland, created in April 1643.

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East Linton

East Linton is a village and former police burgh in East Lothian, Scotland, situated on the River Tyne and A199 road (former A1 road) five miles east of Haddington, with an estimated population of in.

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East Lothian

East Lothian (Aest Lowden; Lodainn an Ear) is one of the 32 council areas of Scotland, as well as a historic county, registration county and lieutenancy area.

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Elizabeth Maitland, Duchess of Lauderdale

Elizabeth Maitland, Duchess of Lauderdale (28 September 1626 – 5 June 1698) was a Scottish peeress.

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Frances Stewart, Duchess of Richmond

Frances Teresa Stewart, Duchess of Richmond and Lennox (8 July 1647 – 15 October 1702) was a prominent member of the Court of the Restoration and famous for refusing to become a mistress of Charles II of England.

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Germany

Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG), is a country in Central Europe.

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Godfrey Kneller

Sir Godfrey Kneller, 1st Baronet (born Gottfried Kniller; 8 August 1646 – 19 October 1723) was a German-British painter.

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Haddington, East Lothian

The Royal Burgh of Haddington (Haidintoun, Baile Adainn) is a town in East Lothian, Scotland.

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Hamilton Palace

Hamilton Palace was a country house in Hamilton, South Lanarkshire, Scotland.

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Henry Raeburn

Sir Henry Raeburn (4 March 1756 – 8 July 1823) was a Scottish portrait painter.

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Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley

Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley (1546 – 10 February 1567) was King of Scotland as the second husband of Mary, Queen of Scots, from 29 July 1565 until his murder in 1567.

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Historic house

A historic house generally meets several criteria before being listed by an official body as "historic." Generally the building is at least a certain age, depending on the rules for the individual list.

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Historic Scotland

Historic Scotland (Alba Aosmhor) was an executive agency of the Scottish Office and later the Scottish Government from 1991 to 2015, responsible for safeguarding Scotland's built heritage and promoting its understanding and enjoyment.

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Inclosure Acts

The Inclosure Acts created legal property rights to land previously held in common in England and Wales, particularly open fields and common land.

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Inheritance

Inheritance is the practice of receiving private property, titles, debts, entitlements, privileges, rights, and obligations upon the death of an individual.

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Inventory of Gardens and Designed Landscapes in Scotland

The Inventory of Gardens and Designed Landscapes in Scotland is a listing of gardens and designed landscapes of national artistic and/or historical significance, in Scotland. Lennoxlove House and Inventory of Gardens and Designed Landscapes in Scotland are Inventory of Gardens and Designed Landscapes.

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James VI and I

James VI and I (James Charles Stuart; 19 June 1566 – 27 March 1625) was King of Scotland as James VI from 24 July 1567 and King of England and Ireland as James I from the union of the Scottish and English crowns on 24 March 1603 until his death in 1625.

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John Maitland, 1st Duke of Lauderdale

John Maitland, 1st Duke of Lauderdale, KG, PC (24 May 1616 – 24 August 1682) was a Scottish statesman and peer.

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John Maitland, 1st Lord Maitland of Thirlestane

John Maitland, 1st Lord Maitland of Thirlestane (1537 – 3 October 1595), of Lethington, Knight (1581), was Lord Chancellor of Scotland.

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John Scot, Lord Scotstarvit

Sir John Scot, Lord Scotstarvit (1585–1670), was a Scottish laird, advocate, judge, politician and author.

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L-plan castle

An L-plan castle is a castle or tower house in the shape of an L, typically built from the 13th to the 17th century.

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Lanarkshire

Lanarkshire, also called the County of Lanark (Siorrachd Lannraig; Lanrikshire), is a historic county, lieutenancy area and registration county in the Central Lowlands of Scotland.

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Listed building

In the United Kingdom, a listed building is a structure of particular architectural and/or historic interest deserving of special protection.

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Lord Blantyre

Lord Blantyre was a title in the Peerage of Scotland.

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Lord Chancellor of Scotland

The Lord Chancellor of Scotland, formally the Lord High Chancellor, was a Great Officer of State in the Kingdom of Scotland.

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Marie Maitland

Marie Maitland (1550 – 1596) was a Scottish writer and poet, a member of the Maitland family of Lethington and Thirlestane Castle, and later Lady Haltoun.

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Mary of Guise

Mary of Guise (Marie de Guise; 22 November 1515 – 11 June 1560), also called Mary of Lorraine, was Queen of Scotland from 1538 until 1542, as the second wife of King James V. She was a French noblewoman of the House of Guise, a cadet branch of the House of Lorraine and one of the most powerful families in France.

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Mary, Queen of Scots

Mary, Queen of Scots (8 December 1542 – 8 February 1587), also known as Mary Stuart or Mary I of Scotland, was Queen of Scotland from 14 December 1542 until her forced abdication in 1567.

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National Museum of Scotland

The National Museum of Scotland in Edinburgh, Scotland is a museum of Scottish history and culture.

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Peter Lely

Sir Peter Lely (14 September 1618 – 7 December 1680) was a painter of Dutch origin whose career was nearly all spent in England, where he became the dominant portrait painter to the court.

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Piero Strozzi

Piero (or Pietro) Strozzi (c. 1510 – 21 June 1558) was an Italian military leader.

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Richard Maitland

Sir Richard Maitland of Lethington and Thirlstane (1496 – 1 August 1586) was a Senator of the College of Justice, an Ordinary Lord of Session from 1561 until 1584, and notable Scottish poet.

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Robert Lorimer

Sir Robert Stodart Lorimer, KBE (4 November 1864 – 13 September 1929) was a prolific Scottish architect and furniture designer noted for his sensitive restorations of historic houses and castles, for new work in Scots Baronial and Gothic Revival styles, and for promotion of the Arts and Crafts movement.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lennoxlove_House

Also known as Lennoxlove, Lethington, Lethington Castle.

, Tower houses in Britain and Ireland, United Kingdom, William Bruce (architect), William Maitland of Lethington.

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See also

Art museums and galleries in Scotland

Castles in East Lothian

Category A listed buildings in East Lothian

Historic house museums in East Lothian

Literary festivals in Scotland

Museums in East Lothian

Tourist attractions in East Lothian

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