Site Represents a site. Show Point true Prim Media 623 Pin PIN4 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource St Andrews Castle Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived conflictvirtualwalkingtour Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 349 Type The nature or genre of the resource Site Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. current,56.34189425035163,-2.7911563217639923; Description An account of the resource The construction of St Andrews castle took place between 1189 and 1202. Its strategic importance became clear during the Wars of Scottish Independence where it was repeatedly taken and retaken by the English and Scottish. <p>Following the founding of the university in 1413, the town became a new centre for intellectuals. During this time, St Andrews saw many debates and legal trials as the power of the Catholic Church began to dwindle. The castle, as home to the Bishop, was a target for debate and became a prison for those convicted of heresy. <p>During the 16th Century, the castle was the location for many key events, in particular, the Scottish Reformation. Military strategies were developed in the form of Archbishop James Beaton’s gun towers (1521-1539) to strengthen defenses as tensions heightened. These were put to use by his nephew Cardinal David Beaton (1539-1546) as he argued against relations with Protestant England. Consequently, many intellectual, Protestant preachers were unhappy and spoke out against him. This led to a group of Protestant nobles occupying the castle and murdering Cardinal Beaton. Regent Arran led a siege in response which caused extensive damage. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1189 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource amm60 Europeana Specific elements of the Europeana Semantic Elements. Europeana Type The Europeana material type of the resource. TEXT