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The end of David’s dynasty came in 587 b.c. , when Nebuchadnezzar, King of Babylon, invaded Judah to lay siege to Jerusalem.
Empress Dowager Cixi saw to a complete restoration in 1886, but the Western armies returned in 1900 in retaliation for the siege of the Foreign Legation during the Boxer Rebellion.
At the western end of Cowgate (where it meets Holyrood Road), you will see one of the few remaining sections of Edinburgh’s old city wall (Flodden Wall), built following the “Lang Siege” of the 1570s.
The cover article and photo essay preview the new Star Wars movie, The Phantom Menace . Among the details revealed: The villains are evil Jedi named Darth Maul and Darth Sidious, the film starts with the siege of Naboo, a planet whose queen will become Luke and Leia's mother.
But during the Boxer Rebellion of 1900, European armies wrought havoc in the city in retaliation for the siege of their embassies.