Noted Scottish soldier. Kirkcaldy was involved in the murder of Cardinal David Beaton at St. Andrews Castle in May 1546. From 1550 to 1556 he served in France as a secret agent for England. He returned to Scotland in 1557 and joined the Protestant Lords as a Lord Provost of the Royal Burgh and City of Edinburgh.
This inscription is in the Castle Wall of Edinburgh Castle: "In memory of Sir William Kirkcaldy of Grange, justly reputed to be one of the best soldiers and most accomplished cavaliers of his time. He held this castle for Queen Mary from May 1568 to May 1573 and after its honourable surrender suffered death for devotion to her cause on 3rd August 1573."
This inscription is in the Castle Wall of Edinburgh Castle: "In memory of Sir William Kirkcaldy of Grange, justly reputed to be one of the best soldiers and most accomplished cavaliers of his time. He held this castle for Queen Mary from May 1568 to May 1573 and after its honourable surrender suffered death for devotion to her cause on 3rd August 1573."
Noted Scottish soldier. Kirkcaldy was involved in the murder of Cardinal David Beaton at St. Andrews Castle in May 1546. From 1550 to 1556 he served in France as a secret agent for England. He returned to Scotland in 1557 and joined the Protestant Lords as a Lord Provost of the Royal Burgh and City of Edinburgh.
This inscription is in the Castle Wall of Edinburgh Castle: "In memory of Sir William Kirkcaldy of Grange, justly reputed to be one of the best soldiers and most accomplished cavaliers of his time. He held this castle for Queen Mary from May 1568 to May 1573 and after its honourable surrender suffered death for devotion to her cause on 3rd August 1573."
This inscription is in the Castle Wall of Edinburgh Castle: "In memory of Sir William Kirkcaldy of Grange, justly reputed to be one of the best soldiers and most accomplished cavaliers of his time. He held this castle for Queen Mary from May 1568 to May 1573 and after its honourable surrender suffered death for devotion to her cause on 3rd August 1573."
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