The Lion's Whelp, by Nigel Tranter, was told from the point of view of Alexander Lyon (son of Patrick Lyon, 1st Lord of Glamis)*, who was a companion of James II Stewart. After James II's father, James I, is assassinated, his mother, Joan Beaufort, married James Stewart The Black Knight of Lorne.
*Elizabeth II's mother, Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon, was a descendant of Patrick Lyon, through Alexander's brother, John Lyon, 3rd Lord of Glamis
There is a possible lineage from me to Joan Beaufort and beyond.
The Stewart connection goes as follows, starting with James IV Stewart's daughter Janet (great-granddaughter of "The Lion's Whelp,") whose daughter, Margaret Fleming, married John Stewart IV. Her daughter, Janet Stewart, married Duncan Campbell. Her son, Robert Campbell, had a daughter, Margaret, who married John Cameron. Their son, Ewen Cameron, was the father of
John MacEwen Cameron of Lochiel. I have many Cameron ancestors, including Lochiel Camerons.
A specific Cameron, Bishop Cameron, was also a character in The Lion's Whelp.
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