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1477: Charter of James III ratifying and confirming the location of markets within the burgh; [10] The Hammermen are incorporated 1479: A hospital is set up in Leith Wynd; Cordiners second Seal of Cause (a charter of privileges) granted 1482: James III awards the Crafts of Edinburgh the flag known as the 'Blue Blanket'
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.
J Sainsbury plc, trading as Sainsbury's, [a] is a British supermarket and the second-largest chain of supermarkets in the United Kingdom.. Founded in 1869 by John James Sainsbury with a shop in Drury Lane, London, the company was the largest UK retailer of groceries for most of the 20th century.
Timelines of world history; List of timelines; Chronology; See calendar and list of calendars for other groupings of years. See history, history by period, and periodization for different organizations of historical events. For earlier time periods, see Timeline of the Big Bang, Geologic time scale, Timeline of evolution, and Logarithmic timeline.
Establishment of the University of Edinburgh by royal charter. 1587: Mary is beheaded by the order of Queen Elizabeth I of England. 1589: James VI marries Anne of Denmark in Oslo. 1590: Entry and coronation of Anne of Denmark in Edinburgh 1592: James VI enacts the "Golden Act" recognising the power of Presbyterianism within the Scottish church ...
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
Holyrood (/ ˈ h ɒ l i r uː d /; Scots: Halyruid, [1] Scottish Gaelic: Taigh an Ròid [2]) is an area in Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland, lying east of the city centre, at the foot of the Royal Mile. The area takes its name from Holyrood Abbey, which was the Church of the Holy Rude (Scots for 'Holy Cross'). Holyrood includes the following ...
Around 1867, an Edinburgh music seller, Archibald Shearer, then living in the Dunstane, was granted permission to "erect a house or villa agreeable to the plan approved of by the Feoffers of Trust and Governors of George Heriot's Hospital". [5] The link between the properties was restored when it was bought by the Mowats in 2007.