Clan Boyd

Becoming to the royal family, Boyd acquired not only the weight in society, but also many enemies, who persuaded James III, reached by that time the majority, that the ambitions pose a threat to the clan of his royal power. In 1469, Robert, Thomas and Alexander Boyd were ordered to come to Edinburgh and to answer the charges in the face of the King and Parliament. Robert Boyd, knowing that, subject it to sign a death sentence, fled to England. His brother Alexander was unable to leave because of illness, was brought before Parliament, was charged with treason and executed shortly.

During these unfortunate events, Thomas, earl Arrana, was in Denmark in the composition of the bride's wedding motorcade of King. When the ship berths in the Danish Margarita Lite, Mary Stuart hurried to board and to warn about the downfall of her husband's father and uncle. Together they fled to Denmark. Soon, however, Yakov under an imaginary pretext led to a sister in Scotland and detained in the lock Dean. Graf Arrana was delivered condition for two months to return to their homeland, but he preferred to stay abroad. Then Jacob annulled his marriage to Mary under the pretext that she had allegedly been promised to Lord Hamilton, even before the marriage with Boyd, and because their union was illegal from the outset. Proskitavshis two years on various courts of Europe, Thomas Boyd died in 1471 in Antwerp. After his death, Maria Stewart was released from custody and in 1474 at the insistence of the king was married to James, 1 st Lord Hamilton. Earldom Arrana moved in 1503 to their son, James Hamilton.