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Assassination of John Comyn

England · Warfare / England War. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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1306Date range
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Chronological records

1306

Edward I1306

Dumfries · Warfare / England War

Robert Bruce and a small party of his followers killed John Comyn, also known as the Red Comyn, before the high altar of the Greyfriars Church in Dumfries

Names involved

Edward I

Provenance

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