Historical place archive

Falkirk in History

Browse historical events and people recorded at Falkirk in England. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.

5 records4 event labels3 people1080–1298

Historical events in Falkirk

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Invasion of England
William I the Conqueror · House of Normandy

Cannot draw Malcolm III into Battle & agrees a peace at Falkirk

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Peace
William I the Conqueror · House of Normandy

Robert Curthose agrees peace with Malcolm III at Falkirk

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Treaty of Abernethy
William I the Conqueror · England War

After Malcolm IIIs invasion of Northumbria the Abernethy Treaty is renewed at Falkirk

1298

22 June 1298
Battle of Falkirk
Edward I · England War

Defeats Wallaces army near Falkirk leaving Edward in control of south east Scotland

22 June 1298
Battle of Falkirk
John de Warenne · England War

Helps Edward I defeat William Wallace

Provenance

About these place records

These entries are generated from stored World History Database records whose country and place fields match England and Falkirk. Names, dates, event labels and descriptions are reviewed and normalised as the database develops. Historical place names may not match modern administrative boundaries.

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