Historical place archive

Scarborough in History

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

4 records3 event labels3 people1066–1643

Historical events in Scarborough

1066

Capture of Scarborough

Tostig · Military

Tostig & Hardrada capture Scarborough

September 1066

Siege of Scarborough

Tostig · Norman Invasion Wars

Tostig & Hardrada burn Scarborough

1312

Siege of Scarborough

Humphrey de Bohun · Military

Joins Barons in besieging Edward IIs favourite Piers Gaveston at Scarborough

1643

31 March 1643

Recovery of Scarborough

John Hotham · Civil War

Hotham helps recover Scarborough for Parliament after Sir Hugh Cholmley changes allegiance to the Royalists.

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