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Capture of Edinburgh

Name: Capture of Edinburgh – Scotland factsheet records
Creator: World History Database

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

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1547Date range

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1Places

Chronological records

1547

James Hamilton Arran, 2ndSeptember 1547

Edinburgh · Warfare / England War

After their victory at Pinkie Cleugh the English occupy Edinburgh

Names involved

James Hamilton Arran, 2nd

Provenance

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