History
One of the earliest historical references to Dalkeith is found in the Chronicles of Jean Froissart. He writes of the battle of Otterburn and the death of James, Earl of Douglas:
"I, author of this book, in my youth had ridden nigh over all the realm of Scotland, and I was then fifteen days in the house of earl William Douglas, father to the same earl James, of whom I spake of now, in a castle of five leagues from Edinburgh which is called in the country Dalkeith. The same time I saw there this earl James, a fair young child, and a sister of his called the lady Blanche."
In 1650, Cromwell's army came to Dalkeith. His officer General Monck, was Commander in Scotland, and the government of the country was based out of Dalkeith castle.
In the 17th century, Dalkeith had one of Scotland's largest markets in its exceptionally broad High Street.
In 1831, Dalkeith was linked to Edinburgh by a railway line that transported coal, minerals, and agricultural produce. Two decades later, in 1853, a Corn Exchange, at the time the largest indoor grain market in Scotland, was built.
In 1879, Dalkeith was where Gladstone first started his campaign for British Prime Minister, which became known as The Midlothian Campaign.
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