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Capture of Edinburgh

England · Warfare / Bishops War, 1st. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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1639Date range
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1Places

Chronological records

1639

Charles I21 March 1639

Edinburgh · Warfare / Bishops War, 1st

Edinburgh castle falls to the Covenanters

Names involved

Charles I

Provenance

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