Battle of Craibstone
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The Battle of Craibstone was fought on 20 November 1571 between Clan Gordon and the Clan Forbes on an area that has now been constructed over, found in central Aberdeen, Scotland. It was part of the M
Monument marking the site of the Battle of Craibstone
Marian civil war
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The Marian civil war in Scotland was a period of conflict which followed the abdication of Mary, Queen of Scots, and her escape from Lochleven Castle in May 1568. Those who ruled in the name of her in
Battle of Craibstone
…1571 between Clan Gordon and the Clan Forbes on an area that has now been constructed over, found in central Aberdeen, Scotland. It was part of the Marian civil war in which the Clan Forbes supported the King James VI and the Clan Gordon supported Mary, Queen of Scots. So called due to its proximity to Craibstone…
Woodcut of the Siege of Edinburgh Castle held for Mary in 1573, from Holinshed's Chronicles (1577)
Dumbarton Castle controlling the Clyde was held by Mary's supporters until April 1571
Sir William Kirkcaldy of Grange, painted by Jean Clouet
Soldiers sent to support Adam Gordon were captured at Cramond Bridge in 1572 and executed