Historical place archive

Greyfriars in History

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

2 records2 event labels2 people1306–1485

Historical events in Greyfriars

1306

March 1306
Assassination of John Comyn
Robert I the Bruce · House of Bruce

William Wishart grants absolution to Robert Bruce for his assassination of John Comyn

1485

24 August 1485
Burial
Richard III · House of York

Displayed for 2 days & then buried in the churcyh of the Greyfriars

Provenance

About these place records

These entries are generated from stored World History Database records whose country and place fields match England and Greyfriars. 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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