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| Edward the Confessor (1042 - 1066) |
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1045 | |  Crinan killed during uprising
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| | Crinan, the Abbot of Dunkfeld, led an uprising against Macbeth in an attempt to put his grandson Malcolm (III) on the Scottish throne. Malcolm was living at the court of Edward the Confessor at the time. Crinian was killed and the uprising failed. |
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1057 | Aug | MacBeth is killed and Lulach becomes king
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| | MacBeth was killed by Malcolm III (Malcolm Canmore) who later became the King of Scotland. Macbeth was succeeded by his stepson Lulach who was crowned at Scone. |
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1058 | Mar | Malcolm III becomes King of the Scots
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| | Malcolm had killed Macbeth at Lumphanan in Aberdeenshire. Macbeth's stepson Lulach was crowned king and reigned for four months until he too was killed at Strathbogie. Malcolm became King of the Scots and was crowned at Scone. |
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| William the Conqueror (1066 - 1087) |
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1068 | | Malcolm III marries Edgar's sister
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| | Edgar the Aetheling took refuge with Malcolm III in Scotland along with his sister Margaret. Malcolm and Margaret were married in the same year. |
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| | Northern English move to Scotland
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| | Many of the northern English lords escaped to Scotland and the court of Malcolm III when it was clear that William had control of the country. |
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1070 | | Malcolm raids Northern England
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| | The Scottish king attacked towns in the north of England. |
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| | Dunfermline Abbey founded
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| | The Abbey of Dunfermline was founded by Malcolm III, King of the Scots and his wife Margaret. |
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1072 | | Treaty of Abernethy
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| | Treaty between William the Conqueror and Malcolm III of Scotland. In this treaty Malcolm paid homage to William. |
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| William Rufus (1087 - 1100) |
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1091 | Nov | William Rufus renews agreement with Scots
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| | William Rufus renewed the arrangement that his father had with Malcolm III, King of the Scots. This may have included letting Malcolm have some areas of northern England. Even so this did not prevent further attacks on England in the north by the Scots. |
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1093 | Nov 13 | Battle of Alnwick
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| | Malcolm III, the king of Scotland, and his son Edward were both killed at the battle of Alnwick in Northumberland. Malcolm had invaded England after William II had made moves to take more control over Cumbria and had fortified Carlisle. |
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| Nov 16 | Death of Margaret of Scotland
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| | Margaret of Scotland died only days after her son and husband had been killed at Alnwick. |
