Edward Seymour Earl of HertfordMay 1544
English forces destroy and burn much of Leith before withdrawing, damaging Scotland's principal east-coast port during the invasion.
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English forces destroy and burn much of Leith before withdrawing, damaging Scotland's principal east-coast port during the invasion.
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