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Scotland in 1070

Historical records for Scotland in 1070, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.

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6Events
2Named people
3Places
2Categories

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1070Exile of Malcolm IIIMalcolm III

Warfare / England War

Malcolm hosts the claimant to the throne of England, Edgar the Atheling

1070Invasion of EnglandMalcolm III

Warfare / England War

The Scots ravage towns as far south as Cleveland

1070Invasion of NorthumbriaMalcolm III

Northumbria · Warfare / England War

Launches 2nd invasion of Nortumbria which ends in the same year outside Durham

1070MarriageMalcolm III

House / House of Canmore

Marries Margaret of Scotland. Consolidates the Scottish-Saxon alliance & makes an enemy of William the Conqueror

1070MarriageMargaret of Scotland

House / House of Canmore

Marries-Malcolm III

1070Rule of CumbriaMalcolm III

Cumbria · Warfare / England War

Malcolm III gains control of Cumbria

1070Siege of ClevelandMalcolm III

Cleveland · Warfare / England War

The Scots ravage towns as far south as Cleveland

Names involved

Malcolm IIIMargaret of Scotland

Places involved

ClevelandCumbriaNorthumbria

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varies by record; formal academic citation should be checked against the relevant primary source, archive or specialist historical reference.