After the Catholic earls' victory at Glenlivet, James VI personally led an army north to Aberdeen in late 1594 to impose his authority. The citizens of Aberdeen — long under Gordon influence — formally submitted to the king. James VI ordered the demolition of Huntly's castles and those of Erroll. His army marched through Strathbogie and levelled the Gordon strongholds before withdrawing south. The demolition order was partially carried out but the earls' power base was shaken. Aberdeen's submission was the king's most direct exercise of military power in the northeast.
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