Thirteenth Century
1230: Alexander II founds large Dominican friary (Blackfriars);a hospital is also open
1274: Lothian is an archdeaconry of St Andrews
1296: Edward I captures and garrisons Edinburgh Castle after a three-day-long siege employing catapults
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Famous quotes containing the words thirteenth and/or century:
“The thirteenth fairy,
her fingers as long and thin as straws,
her eyes burnt by cigarettes,
her uterus an empty teacup,
arrived with an evil gift.”
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“Preserve the mean; the opportune moment is best in all things.”
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