Can anyone give me more info on Janet Douglas who was I believe burned as a Witch at Glamis Castle by her own brother's orders. I saw the tail end of this story on some cable show and don't know what it was all about.
As I have links to this Clan Douglas of Scotland it caught my attention. Any details appreciated.
Thank You

I found this on the web...
Tragedy struck the family in the 16th century at the hands of King James V. As a child, James
had been deprived of his parents' care, first by the death of his father, James IV, at the Battle of
Flodden, and then by his subsequent forceable removal from the care of his mother, Margaret
Tudor, sister of Henry VIII. Brought up by the Douglas family, he became obsessed by a deep
hatred for all who bore the Douglas name and carried out a ruthless vendetta against them
after he became king.

When John, 6th Lord Glamis died, his widow, Lady Janet Douglas, fell prey to James' hatred.
Although a woman of impeccable character, reputedly of singular beauty and popularity, James
brought a trumped-up charge of witchcraft against her. After a long period of imprisonment, in
which she became almost blind, he had her burned at the stake outside Edinburgh Castle. He
even imprisoned her young son and condemned him to death also.

Not content with this atrocity, James confiscated Glamis Castle, and occupied it himself,
holding court there form 1537 to 1542. Many still existing royal decrees and charters are dated
from the Castle during this period.

When the young 7th Lord Glamis was released after the death of James V, Parliament restored
his property to him, but on his return to the Castle he found it had been stripped of all its most
valuable things.

This story caught my eye as well, since my maiden name is Janet Douglas! I've been trying to trace my family history, and was surprised to see that I'm not the first Janet in the Douglas lineage. I am descended from Kenneth MacAlpin on my mother's side, as well as both Duncan and Douglas on my father's side. I certainly hope I'm not as ill-fated as my predecessor!

What would you like to know? I am decended from Janet.

After the death of her husband, lady glamis married archibald campbell, who was murdered trying to escape from edinbourgh castle. They had several children who lived.

After the death of her husband, lady glamis married archibald campbell, who was murdered trying to escape from edinbourgh castle. They had several children who lived.

So am I. Through her marriage to archibald campbell

I also desend from Lady Glamis. She was my 10th greatgrandmother. I desend from her second husband Archibald Campbell who was also killed at Edinbourgh Castle while trying to escape. Any information you have would be appreciated. pbarnes40atyahoodotcom.

There must have been some old parents in your line! Janet Douglas is my 15th great grandmother. That makes her one of my 32,678 15th great grandparents.

I was just at Glamis Castle this past weekend but didn't at the time realize Janet was in my family. I knew from the "Find Famous Relatives" feature that I was(very) distantly related to Queen Elizabeth II. Fun to dig in and see the Douglas/Lyon connection.

Its a shame you didn't get to hang out and see if she was around. Supposedly, she is the "Grey Lady" ghost that haunts the chapel and the clock tower areas of the castle.