July 27 – 1054 – Siward, Earl of Northumbria invades Scotland and defeats Macbeth, King of Scotland somewhere north of the Firth of Forth. After a half millenia, nobody would have noticed, or even cared, but for Shakespeare’s play. Map of Scotland with Firth of Forth. Other locations Dunbar, Leith, Inverkeithing, Seton, Loch Leven, clan […]
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