• The Battle of Renfrew was fought between the Kingdom of the Isles and the Kingdom of Scotland in 1164, near Renfrew, Scotland. The men of the Isles, accompanied...
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    the former Renfrew Castle. In 1164, it was the site of the Battle of Renfrew, a decisive victory for the Scottish crown over Somerled, Lord of the Isles...
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    of Man and Somerled thus ruled the entire kingdom of Argyll, Man and the Isles until his death. Somerled was slain in 1164 at the Battle of Renfrew,...
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    Somerled of the Isles (ancestor of Clan Donald) at the Battle of Renfrew in 1164. (See: Walter fitz Alan). Alexander Stewart, 4th High Steward of Scotland...
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  • chronological list of the battles involving the Kingdom of Scotland. The list gives the name, the date, the present-day location of the battles, the Scottish...
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    Somerled. After Somerled's death at the Battle of Renfrew in 1164, Dougall held most of Argyll as well as the islands of Mull, Lismore, Jura, Tiree, Coll and...
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  • also be found in the list of Scottish monarchs, list of British monarchs, list of First Ministers of Scotland, and list of years in Scotland. Centuries:...
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    Hebrides", and was killed campaigning against Malcolm IV of Scotland at the Battle of Renfrew in 1164. Clan Donald shares a descent from Somerled with...
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    included the area of St Mungo's tomb. Following the defeat of Somerled in 1164 at the Battle of Renfrew, Somerled's head was brought to the cathedral. In 1175...
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    Hebrides and Kintyre. Following the intervention of Somerled and his death at the Battle of Renfrew the Kings of the Isles were weakened relative to the Scottish...
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    Thingmen (category Military units and formations of the Middle Ages)
    of men and many had not had the opportunity to distinguish themselves in battle. Consequently, he decided to select those that were the most prominent in...
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    archaeologist Colin Renfrew, revealed a town wall and a Minoan-inspired structure, dubbed the Pillar room, which contained fragments of vivid wall paintings...
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  • Regiment (Lanark and Renfrew Scottish), RCA is a Canadian Army Reserve artillery regiment based in Pembroke, Ontario. It is part of the 4th Canadian Division's...
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  • Lanark/Clydesdale by David I, King of Scotland. Baldwin and Herbert, Bishop of Glasgow commanded the Scottish forces at the Battle of Renfrew in 1164. It is likely...
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    Gaelic warfare (category Warfare of the Middle Ages)
    Siege of Galway 1151 CE : Battle of Móin Mhór 1164 CE : Battle of Renfrew 1169 CE : Siege of Wexford 1171 CE : Siege of Dublin 1174 CE : Battle of Thurles...
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  • obtaining confirmation of the right to King of Mann and the Isles. Somerled held the title until his death in 1164 at the battle of Renfrew, whereupon Godred...
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    display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. Battle of Renfrew: A Norse-Gaelic army led by Lord Somerled, ruler of the Isles, invades Scotland...
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    of Renfrew district (including Paisley, Johnstone, and Renfrew), and "East Renfrewshire", covering Eastwood district and the eastern parts of Renfrew...
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    The Battle of Brunanburh was fought in 937 between Æthelstan, King of England, and an alliance of Olaf Guthfrithson, King of Dublin; Constantine II, King...
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  • is constructed by Rudra Deva in India. Battle of Renfrew: A Norse-Gaelic army led by Lord Somerled, ruler of the Isles, invades Scotland and is routed...
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    Renfrew Airport was the domestic airport serving the city of Glasgow until it was decommissioned in 1966. It was located in the Newmains area of Renfrew...
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    The Battle of Largs (2 October 1263) was a battle between the kingdoms of Norway and Scotland, on the Firth of Clyde near Largs, Scotland. The conflict...
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    in 1164 in the Battle of Renfrew. Somerled's son, Ragnall, succeeded his father as Lordy of Kintyre and completed the construction of the abbey. He is...
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    Cineworld Glasgow Renfrew Street is a cinema on Renfrew Street, Glasgow, Scotland, located in the north-east of the city centre. It is adjacent to Buchanan...
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  • Sir Thomas Sempill of Eliotston, Sheriff of Renfrew, killed in battle; William Douglas of Cavers and his followers. Roger Grierson I of Lag, Fatally wounded...
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  • in Renfrew & Wagstaff (1982), p. 45 Herodotus. The Histories, 8.48: "The Melians (who are of Lacedaemonian stock) [...]" Thucydides. History of the Peloponnesian...
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    development located at the former site of Braehead Power Station in Renfrew on the south bank of the River Clyde in Renfrew, Renfrewshire. It is particularly...
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  • station, Melbourne Division of Balaclava, a former electoral division Balaclava, Grey County, Ontario, Canada Balaclava, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada Balaclava...
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    The Battle of George Square was a violent confrontation in Glasgow, Scotland between City of Glasgow Police and striking workers, centred around George...
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    Robert Shaw (actor) (category Alumni of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art)
    played roles in From Russia with Love (1963), Battle of Britain (1969), Young Winston (1972), The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974), Robin and Marian...
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