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Assassination of John Comyn

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

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Chronological records

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Robert I the Bruce10 February 1306

Dumfries · Warfare / England War

Stabs John Comyn to death when he refuses to abandon support for King John. Stabs John Comyn, heir to John Balliol, to death at a Church in Dumfries. Robert Bruce and a small party of his followers kill John Comyn, also known as the Red Comyn, before the high altar of the Greyfriars Church in Dumfries

Names involved

Robert I the Bruce

Provenance

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