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Edinburgh
Edinburgh is a royal burgh in the eastern Scottish Lowlands that has been an important administrative and trading center of the kingdom since David I…
Timeline
- c. 1124–1127Edinburgh · LothianDavid I brought Edinburgh into the network of royal burghs; the castle and burgh community took shape, becoming a trading and administrative node of the eastern Scottish Lowlands.
- 1314–1320Edinburgh · LothianAfter the great victory at Bannockburn the Bruce regime consolidated control of the Lowlands, and Edinburgh Castle and burgh rose in importance for taxation, garrisoning, and transfers south toward the English border.
- 1320–1329Edinburgh · LothianIn the later war years Edinburgh's burgh community maintained its royal burgh privileges and the trade of the port of Leith, laying the groundwork for Bruce's formal confirmation of the charter in 1329.
Sources
- Edinburgh Burgh Records, 1403-1528: Appendix of Charters https://www.british-history.ac.uk/edinburgh-burgh-records/1403-1528/pp314-339
- City of Edinburgh: The Story of the Council https://democracy.edinburgh.gov.uk/mgConvert2PDF.aspx?ID=5072