Edinburgh castle how old is it
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You can choose whether the ads you see are personalised by selecting one of the options below. Learn more about advertising cookies I'm OK with personalised ads. I do not want to see personalised ads. It was enormous for a building of the time, three stories high and functioning as the entrance to the castle. It was therefore the barrier between the attack and defence of any battle. The year long battle was triggered when Catholic Mary Queen of Scots married James Hepburn, Earl of Bothwell and a surge of rebellion against the union rose up amongst the noblemen of Scotland.
Mary was forced eventually to flee to England but there were still loyal supporters who remained in Edinburgh, holding the castle for her and supporting her claim for the throne. The inhabitants managed only a few days under these conditions before they were forced to surrender.
The tower was replaced by the Half Moon Battery that exists today. It was then that the Scottish court departed from Edinburgh for London, which left the castle with only a military function. The final monarch to reside at the castle was Charles I in before his coronation as King of the Scots.
But even this did not protect the castle walls from further bombardment in years to come!
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