Historical place archive

Highlands in History

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

2 records1 event labels2 people1654–1654

Historical events in Highlands

1654

1654
Glencairn's Rising
George Monck · Royalist Rising

Works to suppress Royalist resistance led by William Cunningham and Highland allies.

1654
Glencairn's Rising
William Cunningham · Royalist Rising

Cunningham leads Royalist resistance in the Highlands before Monck's consolidation of Scotland.

Provenance

About these place records

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