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Reballion of Rebels in Lanarkshire

Scotland · House / House of Stewart. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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1568Date range
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Chronological records

1568

Mary of ScotsMay 1568

Lanarkshire · House / House of Stewart

With an escort of 50 horse led by Lord Claud Hamilton arrives in Lanarkshire, soon to be joined by a wide-cross section of the nobility, including the earls of Argyll, Cassillis, Rothes and Eglinton. Mary gathers together a force of 6,000 to regain her throne

Names involved

Mary of Scots

Provenance

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