June 1296
Battle of Montrose
John Balliol surrenders to the English
Historical place archive
Browse historical events and people recorded at Montrose in Scotland. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.
John Balliol surrenders to the English
Birth of James Graham, son of John, 4th Earl of Montrose
Arrives at Montrose & persuades Edward to return to France
Disappointed by the strength of support James fails to establish himself as a credible leader he soon fell ill with fever, his illness made more severe by the icy Scottish winter & instead of going through with plans for a coronation at Scone, he returns to France, sailing from Montrose
Provenance
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