Baliol
Americannoun
noun
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Edward . ?1283–1364, king of Scotland (1332, 1333–56)
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his father, John . 1249–1315, king of Scotland (1292–96): defeated and imprisoned by Edward I of England (1296)
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It also includes two Baliol coins which Mr Baxter discovered at the site in Fife.
From BBC • Apr. 8, 2024
John Baliol reigned as king of Scotland from 1292 to 1296.
From BBC • Apr. 8, 2024
Prince Olaf is the only child of the King and Queen of Norway and has just spent a year at Baliol College, Oxford, England; he is 22.
From Time Magazine Archive
These commissioners, after ample discussion and taking of evidence, adjudged the crown to John Baliol, the grandson of the eldest daughter of Earl David, younger brother of William the Lion.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 5 English History by Various
The pride of the town is the castle—ruined remains of the stronghold erected by Bernard Baliol to protect the lands bestowed on him by William the Red.
From A Month in Yorkshire by White, Walter
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