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Siege of Edinburgh

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

3Records
1566–1640Date range
3Named people
1Places

Chronological records

1566

James Hepburn Bothwell, 4th24 March 1566

Edinburgh · Warfare / Military

Escorts Queen Mary back to Edinburgh with a force of 8,000

Mary of Scots24 March 1566

Edinburgh · Warfare / Military

Returns to Edinburgh with 8,000 soldiers under Bothwell

1640

Patrick Ruthven Forth1640

Edinburgh · Warfare / Military

Holds Edinburgh Castle for Charles I against the Covenanters

Names involved

James Hepburn Bothwell, 4thMary of ScotsPatrick Ruthven Forth

Provenance

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