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Tudor

Perth Black Friday — Hamilton-Douglas street battle 1544

1544
Scotland
Era
Tudor
Battle Type
Pitched Battle
Location
Scotland
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Forces
Not recorded in historical accounts
Forces
Douglas faction men in Perth
VS
Victor
Not recorded in historical accounts
Forces
Hamilton adherents
Outcome
Factional stalemate; both sides suffer casualties and Hamilton imposes truce
The Battle

History & Significance

A violent factional brawl between Hamilton and Douglas adherents erupted in Perth on a market Friday; several men were killed and the Governor Arran was forced to impose order by military means

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Scheduled Monuments near Perth Black Friday — Hamilton-Douglas street battle 1544

Dupplin Church
Scheduled monument · ~3.4 miles
Moncreiffe Hill, fort 800m NW of Moncreiffe House
Scheduled monument · Iron Age · ~3.5 miles
Moredun Top, fort
Scheduled monument · Iron Age · ~3.6 miles
Broombarns, settlement 300m S of
Scheduled monument · ~3.7 miles
Broombarns, settlement 400m SSW of
Scheduled monument · ~3.9 miles
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