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Tudor

Douglas faction retakes Edinburgh 1520

1520
Scotland
Era
Tudor
Battle Type
Pitched Battle
Location
Scotland
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Forces
Not recorded in historical accounts
Forces
Hamilton loyalists
VS
Victor
Not recorded in historical accounts
Forces
Douglas affinity with English-backed support
Outcome
Douglas recovery of Edinburgh and custody of the king
The Battle

History & Significance

Angus Douglas returned to Edinburgh with English support shortly after the Cleanse the Causeway, forcing Hamilton to withdraw and reasserting Douglas control of the young James V

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Protected heritage nearby

Scheduled Monuments near Douglas faction retakes Edinburgh 1520

Blackford Hill, fort and settlement
Scheduled monument · Iron Age · ~2 miles
Hanging Stanes,gallows bases,Braid Road
Scheduled monument · ~2.2 miles
Liberton, standing stone, E end of Ravenswood Avenue
Scheduled monument · Bronze Age · ~2.3 miles
Craigmillar Castle,castle and gardens
Scheduled monument · Medieval · ~2.3 miles
Niddrie, standing stone 65m SSE of 160 Greendykes Road
Scheduled monument · Bronze Age · ~2.6 miles
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