St.Andrews Castle
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St.Andrews Castle was the residence
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of the bishops & archbishops and was
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as much a political as a religious seat.
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An archbishop from here crowned
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Robert the Bruce in 1306 in defiance of
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Edward I of England. Most of the
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older castle was destroyed in 1337 to
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prevent it being used again by invading
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English armies. It was rebuilt in 1400
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and further strengthened a century later.
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It witnessed many conflicts and brutality.
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George Wishart, a protestant preacher
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was burned at the stake here in 1546.
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The cardinal who gave the order was
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also murdered here. It was besieged
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many times but the most famous of
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these was in 1547 when the mine and
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counter-mine were dug. The latter thwarted
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an attempt to undermine the castle walls.
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The stalemate was ended when a French
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fleet arrived and reduced the castle to ruins
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Amongst those captured was John Knox.
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Archbishop John Hamilton rebuilt it but he
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was later hanged for his part in the murder
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of Lord Darnley , husband to Mary Queen of
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Scots who probably knew of the plot.
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St.Andrews Castle is on the eastern coast of Fife within sight of the contemporary ruins of St.Andrews Cathedral
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Uploaded by: ElizabethMcD
In Webshots channel: travel - Album created: Nov 17, 2008
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