semi-prison

Updated: July 26, 2025

He held a veritable court in his castle, very different from the semi-prison which, whether at Edinburgh or Stirling, was all that James of Scotland had for home and throne and conferred fiefs and knighthood upon his followers as if he had been a reigning prince.

Mrs. (Margaret) Oliphant - Royal Edinburgh: Her Saints, Kings, Prophets and Poets