Siege of Edinburgh Castle

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Siege_of_Edinburgh_Castle

GPTKB entity

Statements (60)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instance_of	gptkb:Siege_warfare
gptkbp:aftermath	increased royal control in Scotland
gptkbp:combatant	gptkb:Royalists gptkb:Covenanters
gptkbp:date	August 1571
gptkbp:defense	gptkb:Sir_William_Kirkcaldy_of_Grange
gptkbp:duration	approximately 3 years
gptkbp:famous_for	its strategic location
gptkbp:fortifications	gptkb:castle
gptkbp:has_enemies	gptkb:James_VI_of_Scotland
gptkbp:historical_figure	gptkb:Sir_William_Stewart gptkb:Sir_William_Sinclair gptkb:Sir_Robert_Gordon gptkb:Sir_William_Douglas gptkb:Sir_John_Stewart_of_Traquair gptkb:Lord_Seton gptkb:Sir_James_Balfour gptkb:Sir_John_Stewart_of_Balquhidder gptkb:Sir_John_Stewart_of_Bonkyll gptkb:Sir_John_Stewart_of_Lathrisk gptkb:Sir_William_Sinclair_of_Roslin gptkb:Sir_William_Stewart_of_Garlies gptkb:Sir_William_Stewart_of_Lathrisk gptkb:Sir_William_Stewart_of_Minto gptkb:Sir_John_Campbell_of_Cawdor gptkb:Sir_John_Stewart_of_Fife gptkb:John_Knox gptkb:Mary,_Queen_of_Scots gptkb:Sir_John_Sinclair gptkb:Sir_John_Campbell gptkb:Sir_Robert_Stewart gptkb:Sir_William_Hay gptkb:Sir_John_Home gptkb:Sir_William_Murray gptkb:Sir_James_Stewart gptkb:Lord_Ruthven gptkb:Sir_William_Hamilton gptkb:Sir_John_Gordon gptkb:James_VI gptkb:Sir_John_Erskine gptkb:Sir_John_Wemyss gptkb:Sir_John_Stewart_of_Darnley gptkb:Sir_William_Oliphant gptkb:Sir_Robert_Melville gptkb:Sir_William_Keith
gptkbp:historical_period	16th century
gptkbp:historical_significance	part of the Wars of the Three Kingdoms
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Siege of Edinburgh Castle
gptkbp:involved_technology	gptkb:artillery gunpowder siege engines
gptkbp:location	gptkb:Edinburgh_Castle
gptkbp:notable_event	gptkb:Battle_of_Leith
gptkbp:outcome	surrender of the castle
gptkbp:result	Royalist victory
gptkbp:significance	symbol of Scottish resistance
gptkbp:strategy	gptkb:blockade
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:George_Monck gptkb:Jacobite_Risings
gptkbp:bfsLayer	5