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Baliol, John de

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

Son of the following; laid claim to the Scottish crown on the death of the Maid of Norway in 1290; was supported by Edward I., and did homage to him for his kingdom, but rebelled, and was forced publicly to resign the crown; died in 1314 in Normandy, after spending some three years in the Tower; satirised by the Scotch, in their stinging humorous style, as King Toom Tabard, i. e . Empty King Cloak.

Bibliography Information
Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Baliol, John de'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​nut/​b/baliol-john-de.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.