Historical place archive

Lothian in History

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

7 records5 event labels5 people1069–1544

Historical events in Lothian

1069

1069
Exile of Edgar the Atheling
Edgar the Atheling · House of Wessex

Forced into exile in Lothian, where his sister Margaret had married Malcolm III

1072

1072
Siege of Lothian
William I the Conqueror · England War

Retaliates for Malcolm IIIs invasion of Northumbria, enters Lothian & reaches Fife

1092

1092
Invasion of Northumbria
William II Rufus · England War

The Scots King Malcolm invades Northumbria & meeets Rufus forces at Lothian

1356

1356
Siege of Lothian
Edward III · England War

Burns the countryside of Lothian

February 1356
Burnt Candlemas
Edward III · Second War of Scottish Independence

Leads a destructive campaign in southern Scotland

1544

7 November 1544
Battle of Lothian
Henry VIII · England War

The troops of Mary of Guise & the Earl of Arran make a stand against the English

7 November 1544
Siege of Lothian
Henry VIII · England War

The troops of Mary of Guise & the Earl of Arran make a stand against the English

Provenance

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