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Scotland in 1057

Historical records for Scotland in 1057, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.

13Records
7Events
3Named people
3Places
4Categories

Historical records

March

17 March 1057SuccessionMalcolm III

House / House of Canmore

Succeeds as King of Scotland, had defeated Macbeth in battle 3 yrs previously

August

15 August 1057Assassination of MacbethMalcolm III

House / House of Canmore

Kills Macbeth for the throne

15 August 1057Battle of LumphananLulach

Lumphanan · Warfare / England War

Macbets stepson Lulach is installed as King soon after the Battle of Lumphanan

15 August 1057Battle of LumphananMacbeth

Lumphanan · Warfare / England War

Macbeth made his final stand on the north side of the Mounth after retreating over the Cairnamounth Pass with his men.

15 August 1057Battle of LumphananMacbeth

Lumphanan · Warfare / England War

Macbeth was defeated and killed by the future Malcolm III at the Battle of Lumphanan in 1057.

15 August 1057Battle of LumphananMacbeth

Lumphanan · Warfare / England War

Macbeth's stepson Lulach is installed as King soon after the Battle of Lumphanan.

15 August 1057Battle of LumphananMacbeth

Lumphanan · Warfare / England War

Scotland loses its purely Celtic nature and becomes more Anglo-Norman.

15 August 1057Battle of LumphananMalcolm III

Lumphanan · Warfare / England War

Macbeth is defeated and killed by Malcolm III in battle at Lumphanan, on the north side of the Mounth

15 August 1057CoronationLulach

House / House of Moray

Crowned King of Scotland

15 August 1057Death of Malcolm IIIMalcolm III

House / House of Canmore

Macbeth is defeated and killed by Malcolm III in battle at Lumphanan, on the north side of the Mounth

Other Events

1057BurialMacbeth

Iona · House / House of Alpin

Macbeth is buried in Iona

1057Invasion of CumberlandMalcolm III

Cumberland · Warfare / England War

Malcolm III tries to recapture Cumberland which had been siezed by Earl Siward for England

1057SuccessionLulach

House / House of Moray

Elected King after the death of Macbeth at the hand of Malcolm Canmore

Names involved

LulachMacbethMalcolm III

Places involved

CumberlandIonaLumphanan

Provenance

This page is generated from stored World History Database records matching the exact country and year shown above. Exact duplicate display records are collapsed. Records without a month are listed after the monthly sections. Source provenance varies by record; formal academic citation should be checked against the relevant primary source, archive or specialist historical reference.