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Mark Cartwright
by Lee Sie
published on 11 January 2021
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The Mons Meg cannon at Edinburgh Castle, an artillery piece built in the mid-15th century CE, possibly for James II of Scotland (r. 1437-1460 CE).

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Sie, L. (2021, January 11). Mons Meg Cannon. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/13262/mons-meg-cannon/

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Sie, Lee. "Mons Meg Cannon." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified January 11, 2021. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/13262/mons-meg-cannon/.

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Sie, Lee. "Mons Meg Cannon." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 11 Jan 2021. Web. 27 Jul 2024.

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