Letter

Description

Letter from James II of England to McDonell of Keppoch, alluding to the death of "the brave Viscount Dundee", given at Dublin Castle, 30 November 1689

Museum reference

H.OA 36

Object name

Letter

Date

1689

Materials

Paper

Associations

Writer: James VII and II, King of England, Scotland and Ireland, 1633 - 1701
Recipient: McDonell of Keppoch
Viscount Dundee
Battle of Killiecrankie
Dublin (Dublin Castle), Ireland, Northern Europe

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