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Former good articleMacbeth, King of Scotland was one of the History good articles, but it has been removed from the list. There are suggestions below for improving the article to meet the good article criteria. Once these issues have been addressed, the article can be renominated. Editors may also seek a reassessment of the decision if they believe there was a mistake.
On this day... Article milestones
DateProcessResult
April 12, 2006Good article nomineeListed
May 30, 2008Good article reassessmentKept
December 13, 2023Good article reassessmentDelisted
On this day... Facts from this article were featured on Wikipedia's Main Page in the "On this day..." column on November 25, 2005, November 25, 2006, November 25, 2007, November 25, 2008, November 25, 2009, November 25, 2010, November 25, 2011, and November 25, 2014.
Current status: Delisted good article

Nepos of Malcolm III?

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Over at the article Scottish Monarchs Family Tree, they show Macbeth as 'nepos' of Malcolm II, not Malcolm III. This contradicts what is written here regarding context in 'Chronicles of Huntingdon'. Shouldn't this be changed? Who has read the Chronicles of Huntingdon and why should we suppose Macbeth was killed by his own Uncle/Grandfather who would have been born twenty years after him? 04:15, 02 May 2005

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@.. Troxel100 (talk) 00:32, 10 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Lead image (or none)?

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Option 1
Option 2

This article currently does not have an image in the infobox. Earlier versions of the article used a portrait by Jacob de Wet II (listed here as Option 1). The image was removed with the reasoning that it is not historically accurate.

An image can be valuable, even if there are no contemporary portraits available. Later depictions are used in other articles about Medieval figures, such as Æthelred the Unready and Thomas Aquinas. According to MOS:LEADIMAGE, a lead image should be the type of image used in other works. Several sources about King Macbeth include the portrait by John Hall (listed here as Option 2).

Both the de Wet portrait and the Hall portrait are both reasonable depictions of Macbeth. I believe that the article should include an image in the infobox. However, others are against the inclusion of an anachronistic portrait. It would be nice to reach a consensus on whether or not to include an image. —Vigilant Cosmic Penguin (talk | contribs) 🐧 02:23, 12 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

GA Reassessment

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The following discussion is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.


Article (edit | visual edit | history) · Article talk (edit | history) · WatchWatch article reassessment page • GAN review not found
Result: Significant uncited material remains. ~~ AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 06:36, 13 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Lots of unreferenced sections, including almost the entire "Life to legend" section. Z1720 (talk) 03:00, 18 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Z1720 I will try to find citations for this article and Malcolm II. --KhndzorUtogh (talk) 20:47, 22 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]
The discussion above is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

Why are my edits reverted?

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I added a source in my second edit, which was MacBeth and Clan Finley (leesofvirginia.org). So, I do not understand, as it is a proven historical fact, though I do know since that Wikipedia is heavily biased, so maybe someone has a bias against my family, or against Macbeth, which would be a part of my family, proven by a family tree & the source above. Ænglisc Leornung (talk) 16:47, 3 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]