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Bishopric of Aberdeen
Founds the Bishopric of Aberdeen
Historical place archive
Browse historical events and people recorded at Aberdeen in Scotland. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.
Founds the Bishopric of Aberdeen
Makes Aberdeen a royal burgh
Grants Aberdeen a charter
William Stewart, Bishop of Aberdeen and royal servant of James V, dies at Aberdeen.
Appointed priest before later becoming Bishop of Ross
Huntly remains a powerful Catholic noble in northern Scotland
Huntly resists Mary's authority in northern Scotland
Mary travels north to confront the power of the Earl of Huntly
Mary moves against Huntly's northern power base
Moray leads forces loyal to Mary against Huntly
Moray strengthens royal authority in the north after Corrichie
John Gordon is executed after the Huntly rebellion
Convenes the General Assembly
Captures Aberdeen for the Covenanters
Captures Aberdeen for the Covenanters
Captures Aberdeen for the Covenanters
Enters Aberdeen with 4000 Covenanters
Enters Aberdeen with 4000 Covenanters
Defeats the Royalists at Brig O'Dee & captures Aberdeen from the Covenanters
Defeats the Royalists at Brig O'Dee & captures Aberdeen from the Covenanters
Defeats the Royalists at Brig O'Dee & captures Aberdeen from the Covenanters
Captures Aberdeen for the Royalists
Captures Aberdeen for the Royalists
Captures Aberdeen for the Covenanters
Captures Aberdeen for the Covenanters
Wins a small Battle at the head of a Royalist Army invading Scotland
Wins a small Battle at the head of a Royalist Army invading Scotland
Wins a small Battle at the head of a Royalist Army invading Scotland
Wins a small Battle at the head of a Royalist Army invading Scotland
Provenance
These entries are generated from stored World History Database records whose country and place fields match Scotland and Aberdeen. 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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