King Malcolm III — Canmore — launched his fifth invasion of England and was killed in a skirmish near Alnwick Castle, ambushed while besieging the castle. His son Edward was killed with him. The double death — king and heir — threw Scotland into a succession crisis that lasted years, with Donald III and Duncan II fighting for the throne. Malcolm's queen Margaret died on hearing the news, and was later canonised as Saint Margaret of Scotland.
Malcolm III and his son Edward both killed
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