Battle of Glasgow (1544)

Glasgow Cathedral and its environs were fortified by the Earl of Lennox in 1544, (engraving by John Slezer, 1693)

The Battle of Glasgow was fought on 16 March 1544,[1] between Matthew Stewart, 4th Earl of Lennox and the Scottish Regent James Hamilton, 2nd Earl of Arran, and their adherents, during the minority of Mary, Queen of Scots. There was a second battle at Glasgow Muir in May 1544, known as the Battle of the Butts,[2] between Arran and the Earl of Glencairn.[3][4]

  1. ^ MacGregor & Clan Gregor Society 1898, p. 105 gives the date as 16 March 1543–4. See Old Style and New Style dates
  2. ^ "TheGlasgowStory: Archbishop Dunbar's Seal". www.theglasgowstory.com. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
  3. ^ Also known as Battle of Glasgow Field, and the Battle of Glasgow Muir (or Battle of Glasgow Moor).
  4. ^ Paterson 1852, p. 174.