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Macbeth's Scottish Monarchy in the 1050s

Type Event Region Europe Time 1051–1057

Macbeth ruled Scotland from around 1040; the 1050s were a relatively stable yet externally pressured period of his reign, ending with his defeat at D…

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  1. 1050Rome · ItalyAccording to the Chronicle of the Kings of Alba, Macbeth made a pilgrimage to Rome in 1050 and distributed money, an act intended to consolidate the legitimacy of his rule through a Christian royal image, showing that the monarchy was relatively secure in the early 1050s.
  2. 1054–1057Scotland · ScotlandAlthough Siward's 1054 expedition defeated Macbeth at Dunsinane and installed Malcolm, Macbeth retained royal power and continued to rule for several more years; in the later 1050s the monarchy gradually came to an end under internal and external pressures.

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