Henry VIII3 May 1544
Hertford's army lands at Leith during the punitive expedition ordered by Henry VIII.
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Hertford's army lands at Leith during the punitive expedition ordered by Henry VIII.
English forces sack and burn Edinburgh as part of Henry VIII's Rough Wooing policy.
Holyrood Abbey and nearby buildings suffer destruction during Hertford's raid.
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