Archibald "Archy" Armstrong (died March 1672) was a native of Cumberland, and according to tradition first distinguished himself as a sheep thief; afterwards...
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Robert Archibald Armstrong, LL.D. (bapt. 16 February 1788– 25 May 1867), was a Gaelic lexicographer. He was the eldest son of Robert Armstrong, of Kenmore...
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Clan Armstrong is a Scottish clan of the Scottish Borders. According to the legend and tradition, the first of the name Armstrong was Siward Beorn (sword...
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King James VI of Scotland, employed a jester called Archibald Armstrong. During his lifetime Armstrong was given great honours at court. He was eventually...
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John Archibald Armstrong OC (24 March 1917 – 26 December 2010) was a Canadian business executive. Armstrong was chief executive officer of Imperial Oil...
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Warwick Armstrong (1879–1947), Australian Test cricketer Archibald Armstrong (died 1672), court jester to James I and Charles I Bigoe Armstrong (1717–1794)...
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Mangerton Tower (section Armstrong family)
court jester to James VI and I, Archibald Armstrong, was a relative of the Mangerton family. In 1617 Archibald Armstrong obtained a royal pension of £50...
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the monarch. Some favourites came from very humble backgrounds: Archibald Armstrong, jester to James I of England infuriated everyone else at court but...
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many examples of jesters in history, fiction, and other mediums. Archibald Armstrong (died 1672), jester of James VI Chicot (c. 1540–1591), jester of...
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College, Dublin. In December 1780, he married Charlotte Armstrong, daughter of Archibald Armstrong, with whom he had two children, Edward and Mary. Edward...
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