History of Edinburgh By yessi52 960 BCE The Scots conquer Edinburgh from the English 600 BCE Warriors of Gododdin ride out from Castle Rock to a heroes´ death 80 BCE The Romans invade Scotland 1093 Queen Margaret dies in Edinburgh Castle 1314 The Castle is liberated from the English 1329 King Robert the Bruce questions the town with a letter of rights 1357 David II begins rebuilding the castle and a city 1507 Scotland´s first printing press is licensed in Edinburgh 1544 The English burn the city 1570 The Long Siege 1583 Edinburgh University is founded 1688 James VII is deposed 1707 The Scottish and English parliaments unite 1744 Bonnie Prince Charlie holds court at Holyrood 1766 The New Town is designed 1822 King George IV visits Edinburgh 1920 Edinburgh and Leith become one city 1947 The Edinburgh Festival begins 2004 The New Scottish Parliament building is completed
