Portal:Scotland/Selected article/Week 50, 2012
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The grave. It remains the subject of dispute.
In the autumn of 1543
boat to destroy Edinburgh. The army landed near the port of Leith from whence it marched on Edinburgh. The invaders pillaged and laid waste the town, and the surrounding areas and villages, excepting only the castle. They destroyed Holyrood Abbey
and carried off much of its property as plunder. Henry hoped his aggression would force the Scots to accept the marriage treaty.