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900 BCE
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First human settlement on site of Edinburgh Castle
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600
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First historical mention of Edinburgh Castle, as Din Eidyn.
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638
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Angles capture the fortress of Din Eidyn, renaming it "Edinburgh."
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1130
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David I builds a royal castle on the rock in Edinburgh. The chapel he dedicated to his mother Queen Margaret still stands in Edinburgh Castle.
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1296
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Edward I of England captures Edinburgh Castle after a three-day siege.
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1314
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Scots under Robert the Bruce recapture Edinburgh Castle from the English.
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1334
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The English recapture Edinburgh Castle from the Scots.
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1341
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The Scots retake Edinburgh Castle from the English.
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1356
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David II orders rebuilding of Edinburgh Castle
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1371
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Death of David II in Edinburgh
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1457
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Mons Meg, a giant cannon, arrives at Edinburgh Castle as a gift to James II of Scotland.
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1511
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Construction of the Great Hall in Edinburgh Castle
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1566
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Birth of James VI of Scotland
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1571
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"Lang Siege" of Edinburgh Castle
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1574
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Rebuilding of Edinburgh Castle, including the addition of the Half-Moon Battery and Portcullis Gate.
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1615
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Royal Palace of Edinburgh Castle refurbished for visit of King James VI
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1633
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Charles I is the last monarch to sleep in Edinburgh Castle
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1650
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Cromwell Captures Edinburgh Castle
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1651
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Honours of Scotland Hidden
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1689
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Jacobites hold Edinburgh Castle against William and Mary, but are ultimately defeated
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1715
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Jacobites almost break in through Edinburgh Castle's Western Defences
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1757
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Thousands of prisoners of war are held in Edinburgh Castle, after being captured during a variety of conflicts: the Seven Years War, the American Revolutionary War, the French Revolutionary Wars and Napoleonic Wars.
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1818
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Honours of Scotland rediscovered by Sir Walter Scott
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1822
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George IV becomes the first ruling sovereign to visit Edinburgh Castle in 189 years.
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1861
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One o'clock gun fired from Edinburgh Castle for the first time
