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Edinburgh
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(Scots Gaelic: Dun Eideann), capital of Scotland. Situated near the Firth of Forth, Castle Rock had probably long served as a stronghold when King David I founded Holyrood Abbey there and granted Edinburgh market rights in 1130. Elevated to city status by Robert the Bruce in 1329, Edinburgh rose to become the political and economic center of Scotland and became the seat of Scotland's kings in 1436. J. Knox, who began preaching at the cathedral of St. Giles in 1559, also made it the focu…

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Ehrenschwendtner, Marie-Luise, “Edinburgh”, in: Religion Past and Present. Consulted online on 19 March 2024 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/1877-5888_rpp_SIM_04028>
First published online: 2011
First print edition: ISBN: 9789004146662, 2006-2013



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