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This article is a timeline of the history of Edinburgh, Scotland, up to the present day. It traces its rise from an early hill fort and later royal residence to the bustling city and capital of Scotland that it is today.
Edinburgh, showing Arthur's Seat, one of the earliest known sites of human habitation in the area. While the area around modern-day Edinburgh has been inhabited for thousands of years, [1] the history of Edinburgh as a definite settlement can be traced to the early Middle Ages when a hillfort was established in the area, most likely on the Castle Rock.
Timeline of Edinburgh history. Prehistory and origin of Edinburgh; Edinburgh during the Middle Ages (7th to 15th century) Edinburgh comes under Scottish rule during the reign of king Indulf (ca. 960) King David I establishes the town of Edinburgh as one of Scotland's earliest royal burghs. (ca. 1130) Edinburgh during the 17th century
This is a timeline of Scottish history, comprising important legal and territorial changes and political events in Scotland and its predecessor states. See also Timeline of prehistoric Scotland . To read about the background to many of these events, see History of Scotland .
10 October – Edinburgh Town Council makes a decision to found a municipal fire brigade under James Braidwood, the first in Britain. [ 3 ] 15–21 November – Great Fire of Edinburgh , starting in Old Assembly Close, kills 11 residents and 2 firemen, and destroys 24 tenements – leaving 400 families homeless – and other properties ...
Events in Edinburgh (5 C, 6 P) L. History of Leith ... Pages in category "History of Edinburgh" ... Timeline of Edinburgh history; Tron riot;
In May, Orson Pratt preaches from Arthur's Seat in Edinburgh. [1] July – last known great auk in the British Isles caught and later killed on the islet of Stac an Armin, St Kilda, Scotland. [2] [3] [4]
25 May – Britain's first circulating library [1] is opened in Edinburgh [2] by poet and bookseller Allan Ramsay. 23 June – professional Irish swordsman Andrew Bryan is defeated in a public duel in Edinburgh by 62-year-old Killiecrankie veteran Donald Bane "to the great joy of the Edinburgh citizenry". [3]