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Archibald the Grim in 1369 had posed some conceptual problems for the earldom, as it fell within the old territories of the lordship. The Douglases were, moreover, much more successful than the Flemings at crushing resistance to the Bruce dynasty in the south-west.
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Thomas had been the heir to the earldom since the death of his father in 1351. During King
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enjoyed by his grandfather. Thomas sold the earldom to
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