Edinburgh Castle is renowned as being the most besieged place in Britain, there have been no less than 23 recorded attempts to capture the prestigious castle. Most of the attacks came about due to violent tensions between England Scotland such as England’s King Edward I successfully capturing it in 1296 only for the rampaging Scots to take it back during an attack under the cover of darkness in 1314. The English once again attacked and took control in 1335 before the wily Scots disguised themselves as merchants to reclaim the monument in 1341. Thankfully today, Edinburgh Castle is a place of peace and quiet and the bloody battles that ensued around it are long gone and part of the rich fabric of its illustrious history.