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Edward I besieges Edinburgh Castle & captures it after an eight day siege
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Edward I besieges Edinburgh Castle & captures it after an eight day siege
Invades Scotland & reaches Edinburgh but is forced to rereat
Enters Edinburgh unopposed after James III had been the victim of a coup
A period of "rough wooing" is marked by a 2 day burning of Edinburgh
The Abbey & Holyrood are sacked. A period of "rough wooing" is marked by a 2 day burning of Edinburgh
Major hostilities begin with an attack on Edinburgh, led by the Earl of Hertford and Viscount Lisle
Major hostilities began with an attack on Edinburgh, led by the Earl of Hertford and Viscount Lisle. Hertford had instructions to burn Edinburgh and issue Henry's proclamation of 24 March 1544, which laid the blame on Cardinal Beaton's "sinister enticement" of Regent Arran
The troops entered Edinburgh's Canongate, and set the city on fire. Edinburgh Castle was defended by cannon fire commanding the Royal Mile. Hertford decided not to lay siege but thoroughly burn the city. According to the English contemporary account, all the houses within the suburbs and city walls were burnt including Holyroodhouse and the Abbey
Knighted in Edinburgh by Edward Seymour for his role in the capture of Edinburgh
Henry burns Edinburgh in revenge for the annullment of the Treaty of Greenwich
Seymour captures & burns Edinburgh
Edinburgh Castle falls making Mortons regency secure
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