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Death of Duncan I

Death of Duncan I

Macbeth's forces ambush King Duncan I of Scotland near Elgin, resulting in the king's assassination. The attack occurs in the rugged moorlands, with Macbeth's warriors overwhelming Duncan's guard in a sudden and brutal coup.

Year 1040
Date 8/14
Location Pitgaveny, Near Elgin, Scotland
Layer 2
Visibility HIDDEN
tax:assassination tax:coup-and-usurpation

Key Figures

Macbeth Duncan I Thane of Ross Highland Warrior King's Guard
Time Travel

Causal neighbors · 1040 linked moments

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Death of King Duncan I
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Death of Duncan I
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Death of Duncan I
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Death of King Duncan I
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Death of Duncan I
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Macbeth's accession to the Scottish throne
1040 · contemporaneous
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Death of Duncan I
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Death of Duncan I
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Death of Duncan I
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Death of Duncan I
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Death of King Duncan I
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Death of King Duncan I
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Killing of Duncan I
1040 · contemporaneous
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Death of King Duncan I
1040 · same location
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Death of Duncan I
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Battle of Lumphanan
1057 · same figure
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Death of King Duncan I
1040 · same figure
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Death of King Macbeth
1057 · same figure
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Smithfield confrontation and death of Wat Tyler
1381 · same figure
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Death of Malcolm II
1034 · same figure
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Death of Duncan I
1040 · same figure
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Battle of Lumphanan
1057 · same figure
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Battle of Lumphanan
1057 · same figure
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Death of Macbeth
1057 · same figure
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Death of Malcolm II of Scotland
1034 · same figure
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Battle of Lumphanan
1057 · same figure
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Death of Duncan I
1040 · same figure
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Death of Macbeth
1057 · same figure
Battle of Lumphanan
Battle of Lumphanan
1057 · same figure
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Death of King Duncan I
1040 · contemporaneous
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Death of Duncan I
1040 · contemporaneous
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Death of Duncan I
1040 · contemporaneous
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Death of King Duncan I
1040 · contemporaneous
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Death of Duncan I
1040 · contemporaneous
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Macbeth's accession to the Scottish throne
1040 · contemporaneous
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Death of Duncan I
1040 · contemporaneous