Edinburgh Castle: A Historical Summary Edinburgh's Castle is a UNESCO World Heritage Site (1995). Historic UK and other sources below provide excellent study and reading besides many books which have been written about it. Edinburghcastle.co.uk has an excellent summary timeline of the castle's history: 340 million B.C.E. – Castle Rock forms after volcanic eruption 900 B.C.E. – Castle Rock is inhabited by humans for the first time 638 C.E. – The city of Din Eidyn is captured by the English and renamed Edinburgh c. 1070 C.E. – Malcolm III marries an English princess later known as Saint Margaret of Scotland 1130 C.E. – Margaret's son, David I, builds on Castle Rock the edifice that is still standing to this day 1286 C.E. – Alexander III dies without a successor. Edward I of England declares himself feudal overlord of Scotland 1296 C.E. – Edinburgh Castle is captured by the English under the command of Edward I 1313 C.E. – Castle is recaptured by the Scots 1334 C.E. – Castle is, again, captured by the British 1341 C.E. – Castle is, once again, recaptured by the Scots 1356 C.E. – David II rebuilds the castle; David’s Tower is named in his honor 1511 C.E. – James IV builds the great hall that can still be seen to this day 1573 C.E. – The Lang Siege takes place and destroys David’s Tower 1578 C.E. – Castle is rebuilt 1633 C.E. – Charles I becomes the last Scottish monarch to inhabit Edinburgh Castle 1650 C.E. – Oliver Cromwell executes Charles I and captures the castle 1689 C.E. – Members of the first Jacobite Rising attempt, and fail, to recapture the castle 1745 C.E. – Bonnie Prince Charlie and the members of the fifth Jacobite Rising, once again, attempt and fail to recapture the castle 1757 C.E. – Edinburgh Castle is turned into a prison and holds thousands of military prisoners from the Seven Years War, the American Revolution, and the Napoleonic Wars 1822 C.E. – George IV of England becomes the first ruling monarch to visit the castle in nearly two hundred years 1927 C.E. – Part of the castle is turned into the Scottish National War Memorial 1945 C.E. – Edinburgh Castle survives World War II 1999 C.E. – Edinburgh Castle becomes one of the most popular tourist attractions in Scotland Present Day – Edinburgh Castle has over one million visitors each year This photo program shares the banners that are inside the castle as one enters through the gates.
In order to provide you with an ability to read the banner this article has a lot of open space. Note: There are 9 banners.
Other Edinburgh photo programs: Castle ‐ Grandstand ‐ Parks.
Sources: Tour with guides, https://www.visitscotland.com, http://www.edinburghcastle.co.uk/history/, https://www.scotsman.com/lifestyle‐2‐15039/10‐ facts‐you‐may‐not‐know‐about‐edinburgh‐castle‐1‐3896061, https://www.exploring‐castles.com/uk/scotland/edinburgh_castle_history/, https://www.historic‐uk.com/HistoryMagazine/DestinationsUK/Edinburgh and http://www.localhistories.org/edinburgh.html. acuri.net John R. Vincenti Edinburgh Castle: A Historical Summary