 | 'Dool for the order sent our lads to the Border, the English for ance by guile wan the day. The flowers of the forest, that fought aye the foremost, The prime of our land lie cauld in the clay. We'll hae nae mair liltin', at the ewe milkin', Women and bairns are dowie and wae. Sighin' and moanin' on ilka green loanin', The flowers of the forest are all wede away.' From The Flowers of the Forest by Jean Elliot. |  |
Coronation of Robert Stewart, Earl of Atholl & Strathearn, High Steward of Scotland and grandson of Robert the Bruce, as King Robert II.
The first parliament of Robert II, King of Scots is held at Scone. It is continued on the 27 th.
Treaty of Vincennes. The Franco-Scottish alliance is renewed.
The second parliament of Robert II, King of Scots is held at Scone. It is continued on the 9 th.
Robert II, King of Scots holds a council meeting at Stirling.
The third parliament of Robert II, King of Scots is held at Scone, and is continued on the 4 th. This parliament is the first to use the term Three Estates or Communities of the (whole) Realm (tribus statibus sive communitatibus totius regni).
The Scottish parliament at Scone proposes that John, Earl of Carrick should succeed his father, Robert II using the title Robert III rather than John II.
The fourth parliament of Robert II, King of Scots is held at Scone.
Robert II, King of Scots holds a council meeting at Scone.
Robert II, King of Scots holds a General Council meeting at Perth. The meeting is continued on the 7 th.
The fifth parliament of Robert II, King of Scots is held at Scone.
Robert II, King of Scots holds a council meeting at Glasgow.
Robert II, King of Scots holds a council meeting around this date at Holyrood.
Robert II, King of Scots holds a council meeting at Stirling.
Robert II, King of Scots holds a General Council meeting around this date at Edinburgh.
Battle of Otterburn. Scots forces under James, second Earl of Douglas and George Earl of Dunbar defeat English forces under Lord Percy.
Robert II, King of Scots holds a General Council meeting at Linlithgow.
Robert II, King of Scots holds a General Council meeting at Edinburgh. The meeting continues on the 11 th.
The sixth parliament of Robert II, King of Scots is held at Scone. The exact year is not noted in the records, but is believed to be 1389. It appears to have been continued in Edinburgh in April
The seventh parliament of Robert II, King of Scots is held at Holyrood, and continued on the 7 th, 10 th and 13 th April. This appears to be a continuation of the parliament held in Scone.
Death of Robert II, King of Scots at Dundonald Castle in Ayrshire.
Coronation of John Stewart, Earl of Carrick, eldest son of Robert II as King Robert III.
Robert III, King of Scots holds a council meeting at Scone.
The first parliament of Robert III, King of Scots is held at Scone. It is continued on the 18 th.
Robert III, King of Scots holds a General Council meeting at Perth. It is continued on the 26 th.
Robert III, King of Scots holds a General Council meeting at Perth.
The second parliament of Robert III, King of Scots is held at Scone.
Robert III, King of Scots holds a General Council meeting at Edinburgh.
Robert III, King of Scots holds a General Council meeting at Stirling.
Battle of North Inch. 30 of Clan Chattan beat 30 men of Clan MacKay.
Robert III, King of Scots holds a General Council meeting at Stirling around this date.
Sir David Lindsay is created 1 st Earl of Crawford by Robert III, King of Scots.
King Robert III creates Scotland's first two dukes. Robert III's son, David, Earl of Carrick, becomes the first Duke of Rothesay, and is also created Earl of Atholl. Robert III's brother, Robert, Earl of Fife &, Menteith becomes 1 st Duke of Albany.
Robert III, King of Scots holds a General Council meeting at Perth.
Robert III, King of Scots holds a General Council meeting at Perth.
Robert III, King of Scots holds a General Council meeting at Linlithgow.
The third parliament of Robert III, King of Scots is held at Edinburgh.
The fourth parliament of Robert III, King of Scots is held at Scone. It is continued on the 28 th.
The fifth parliament of Robert III, King of Scots is held at Scone. The exact dates are unknown.
An 'assembly' of Scottish nobles is held at Linlithgow.
Death of David, Duke of Rothesay, heir apparant to the Scots throne while a prisoner of his uncle, Robert Duke of Albany at Falkland Castle. His brother James, the future James I of Scots, succeeds as Duke of Rothesay.
Robert III, King of Scots holds a General Council meeting at Edinburgh.
Battle of Homildon Hill. Scots forces under the Earl of Douglas are defeated by English forces under Lord Percy.
Robert Stewart, 1 st Duke of Albany, is created Earl of Atholl for the lifetime of his brother, Robert III, King of Scots.
Robert III, King of Scots holds a General Council meeting at Linlithgow.
The sixth parliament of Robert III, King of Scots is held at Perth. The exact dates are unknown.
James, Duke of Rothesay, later King James I of Scots, is captured by the English while en route to France. He remains in captivity for 18 years.
Death of Robert III at Dundonald. Robert Stewart, 1 st Duke of Albany assumes power as Regent of Scotland.
Robert Stewart, 1 st Duke of Albany and Regent of Scotland holds a General Council meeting at Perth around this date.
Robert Stewart, 1 st Duke of Albany and Regent of Scotland holds a General Council meeting at Perth. The exact date is unknown
Robert Stewart, 1 st Duke of Albany and Regent of Scotland holds a council meeting at Perth.
Robert Stewart, 1 st Duke of Albany and Regent of Scotland holds a General Council meeting at Perth around this date.
Robert Stewart, 1 st Duke of Albany and Regent of Scotland holds a General Council meeting at Holyrood.
Robert Stewart, 1 st Duke of Albany and Regent of Scotland holds a General Council meeting at Edinburgh.
Robert Stewart, 1 st Duke of Albany and Regent of Scotland holds a General Council meeting at an unknown venue.
Battle of Harlaw. Royalist forces under the Earl of Mar defeat Highlanders under Donald Lord of the Isles.
Robert Stewart, 1 st Duke of Albany and Regent of Scotland holds a General Council meeting at an unknown venue.
Pope Benedict XIII publishes a Papal Bull ratifing the founding of St Andrews University. This is the oldest university in Scotland and the third oldest in the British Isles.
Robert Stewart, 1 st Duke of Albany and Regent of Scotland holds a General Council meeting at Perth.
Robert Stewart, 1 st Duke of Albany and Regent of Scotland holds a General Council meeting at Perth.
Robert Stewart, 1 st Duke of Albany and Regent of Scotland holds a General Council meeting at Perth. The meeting is continued on the 3 rd.
Robert Stewart, 1 st Duke of Albany and Regent of Scotland holds a meeting, assumbed to be a General Council, at an unknown venue.
A meeting, assumbed to be a General Council, is held at an unknown venue.
Death of Robert Stewart, 1 st Duke of Albany, Regent of Scotland. His son, Murdoch Stewart, 2 nd Duke of Albany succeeds him as Regent.
Battle of Baugé in France. Scots under John Earl of Buchan defeat English troops led by the Duke of Clarence, Regent of France for his brother the King of Engand. Clarence is killed in the battle, which is rated as Scotland's greatest victory over the English after Bannockburn and Stirling Bridge.
Murdoch Stewart, 2 nd Duke of Albany and Regent of Scotland holds a General Council meeting at Stirling.
Murdoch Stewart, 2 nd Duke of Albany and Regent of Scotland holds a General Council meeting at Perth.
Murdoch Stewart, 2 nd Duke of Albany and Regent of Scotland holds a meeting, assumed to be a General Council at Inverkeithing around this date.
Treaty of London. Terms are agreed for the release of King James I of Scots after 18 years of captivity in England.
Coronation of King James I of Scots at Scone.
The first parliament of James I, King of Scots is held at Perth. It is continued on the 1 st June. The parliament nationalises gold and silver mines.
Battle of Verneuil in France. Scots under John, 3 rd Earl of Buchan, Constable of France and Archibald Earl of Douglas are defeated by English troops led by the Duke of Bedford. The Earl of Buchan is killed in the battle.
The second parliament of James I, King of Scots is held at Perth. It continues on the 17 th.
Sir Walter Steart, eldest surviving son of Murdoch Stewart, 2 nd Duke of Albany is beheaded.
Murdoch Stewart, 2 nd Duke of Albany and ex-Regent of Scotland is beheaded and attainted, as is his second son, Sir Alexander Stewart.
The third parliament of James I, King of Scots is held at Perth and continues on the 13 th. An act is passed in the Scottish Parliament ruling that all earls, barons, tennants-in-chief and freeholders should attend parliament. A Committee known as the Lords of the Articles is set up to prepare legislation to put before parliament.
The third parliament of James I, King of Scots continues its sitting in Edinburgh.
The fourth parliament of James I, King of Scots is held at Edinburgh.
The fifth parliament of James I, King of Scots is held at Perth.
Walter Stewart, Earl of Atholl & Caithness, youngest son of King Robert II and heir presumptive to the throne, is created Earl of Strathearn.
The sixth parliament of James I, King of Scots is believed to be held at Inverness. The exact dates are unknown.
James I, King of Scots holds a General Council meeting at Perth. The meeting continues on the 5 th.
James I, King of Scots holds a General Council meeting at Perth. The meeting continues on the 19 th.
In 1428, an act is passed ruling that titled nobility would receive a personal summons to parliament from the king. Barons and freeholders could be excused from attending but must send representatives. This act sets the precedence for electing Commissioners for the Burgesses and Shires.
The seventh parliament of James I, King of Scots is held at Perth.
James I, King of Scots holds a General Council meeting at Perth.
The eighth parliament of James I, King of Scots is held at Perth. It continues on the 10 th and 17 th.
Birth of the future King James II of Scots and elder twin brother, Alexander at Holyrood. Alexander, Duke of Rothesay dies soon after birth and James becomes Duke of Rothesay and heir apparant.
The ninth parliament of James I, King of Scots is held at Perth. It continues on the 13 th February.
The tenth parliament of James I, King of Scots is held at Perth. It continues on the 16 th and 20 th.
The eleventh parliament of James I, King of Scots is held at Perth.
The twelvth parliament of James I, King of Scots is held at Perth.
The thirteenth parliament of James I, King of Scots is held at Perth.
James I, King of Scots holds a General Council meeting at Perth around this date.
The fourteenth parliament of James I, King of Scots is held at Stirling. It continues on the 2 nd.
The fifteenth parliament of James I, King of Scots is held at Perth. It continues on the 15 th.
Marriage of Margaret, eldest daughter of James I to Louis, Dauphin of France, later King Louis XI.
The fifteenth parliament of James I, King of Scots continues at Perth.
Battle of Piperden. Scots under William Douglas 2 nd Earl of Angus defeat English troops led by Lord Percy.
James I, King of Scots holds a General Council meeting at Edinburgh.
James I, King of Scots holds a General Council meeting at Edinburgh.
Assassination of James I at Perth by his uncle Walter Stewart, Earl of Atholl, Caithness & Strathearn, his grandson Robert Stewart, Master of Atholl, Sir Robert Graham and other conspirators.
Coronation of James II, King of Scots.
The first parliament of James II, King of Scots is held at Edinburgh.
Walter Stewart, Earl of Atholl, Caithness & Strathearn, sixth son of Robert III, is executed and attainted for organising the assassination of his nephew, James I.
A General Council meeting of James II, King of Scots is held at Stirling.
A General Council meeting of James II, King of Scots is held at Edinburgh.
A General Council meeting of James II, King of Scots is held at Stirling.
A General Council meeting of James II, King of Scots is held at Stirling.
A General Council meeting of James II, King of Scots is held at Edinburgh.
A General Council meeting of James II, King of Scots is held at Stirling. It is continued on the 10 th.
A General Council meeting of James II, King of Scots is held at Edinburgh.
A General Council meeting of James II, King of Scots is held at Edinburgh.
A General Council meeting of James II, King of Scots is held at Perth around this date.
Marriage of Isabella Stewart, second daughetr of James I of Scots, to John VI, Duke of Brittany.
A General Council meeting of James II, King of Scots is held at Stirling.
A General Council meeting of James II, King of Scots is held at Stirling.
A General Council meeting of James II, King of Scots is held at Stirling. It is continued on the 7 th.
Death of Margaret, Dauphin of France, eldest daughter of James I and heiress presumptive to the throne of Scotland.
Alexander Gordon, Lord Gordon, is created 1 st Earl of Huntly by James II, King of Scots around this date.
The second parliament of James II, King of Scots is held at Perth.
The second parliament of James II, King of Scots is reconvenes at Edinburgh and continues on the 2 nd July.
James II, King of Scots holds a General Council meeting at Edinburgh around this date.
James II, King of Scots holds a General Council meeting at Stirling.
James II, King of Scots marries Mary, daughter of Arnold, Duke of Guelders at Holyrood Abbey in Edinburgh.
The third parliament of James II, King of Scots is held at Edinburgh. It is continued on the 2 nd February.
Birth and death of a son to James II, King of Scots.
James II, King of Scots holds a General Council meeting at Perth. It is coninued on the 12 th.
Pope Nicolas V grants a Bull founding a University at Glasgow. It is the second university in Scotland and the fourth in the British Isles.
The fourth parliament of James II, King of Scots is held at Edinburgh. It is continued on the 8 th July.
Birth of the future King James III.
The fifth parliament of James II, King of Scots is held at Stirling. It is continued on the 26 th.
The sixth parliament of James II, King of Scots is held at Edinburgh. It is continued on the 8 July th.
The seventh parliament of James II, King of Scots is held at Edinburgh.
James II, King of Scots holds a General Council meeting at Edinburgh.
The eighth parliament of James II, King of Scots is held at Edinburgh. It continues on the 18 th.
Battle of Arkinholm. Fall of the Black Douglases. Rebels under the 9 th Earl of Douglas are defeated by Royalist troops.
The ninth parliament of James II, King of Scots is held at Edinburgh. It continues on the 17 th June and the 16 th July.
The tenth parliament of James II, King of Scots is held at Edinburgh.
The tenth parliament of James II, King of Scots reconvenes at Stirling.
James II, King of Scots holds a General Council meeting at Edinburgh.
James II, King of Scots rules that time should be spent at military training and that "football and golf be utterly cried down and not used".
The eleventh parliament of James II, King of Scots is held at Edinburgh. An act promoting archery and arms practice and banning football and golf is passed.
The twelvth parliament of James II, King of Scots is held at Perth.
The thirteenth and final parliament of James II, King of Scots is held at Edinburgh.
King James II of Scots is killed when a cannon explodes during the seige of Roxburgh castle. Queen Mary of Guelders is also wounded.
Coronation of James III at Kelso.
The first parliament of James III, King of Scots is held at Edinburgh. It continues on the 11 th and 13 th March.
The second parliament of James III, King of Scots is held at Aberdeen. The parliament is believed to have been adjourned as the King did not attend.
The third parliament of James III, King of Scots is held at Edinburgh.
The fourth parliament of James III, King of Scots is held at Edinburgh.
Death of the Queen Mother, Mary of Guelders at Roxburgh, aged 29.
The fifth parliament of James III, King of Scots is held at Edinburgh.
The sixth parliament of James III, King of Scots is held at Edinburgh.
A meeting, described as a General Council, of James III, King of Scots is held at Edinburgh.
The seventh parliament of James III, King of Scots is held at Edinburgh. It continues on the 13 th.
The seventh parliament of James III, King of Scots reconvenes at Edinburgh.
Thomas Boyd, son of Sir Robert Boyd, 1 st Lord Boyd of Kilmarnock, is created 1 st Earl of Arran by James III, King of Scots. He marries Princess Mary, sister of James III, King of Scots.
James III, King of Scots is believed to have held a General Council meeting.
The eighth parliament of James III, King of Scots is held at Edinburgh. It continues on the 15 th.
The eighth parliament of James III, King of Scots reconvenes at Stirling.
The ninth parliament of James III, King of Scots believed to have been held, possibly in Edinburgh, at an unknown date.
The tenth parliament of James III, King of Scots is held at Edinburgh. It continues on the 27 th.
The eleventh parliament of James III, King of Scots is held at Edinburgh. It continues on the 13 th.
The eleventh parliament of James III, King of Scots reconvenes at Edinburgh.
The twelvth parliament of James III, King of Scots is held at Edinburgh.
The twelvth parliament of James III, King of Scots reconvenes at Edinburgh.
Orkney & Shetland become part of Scotland as dowry for Queen Margaret, daughter of Christian I of Norway & Denmark.
Pope Sixtus VIV makes St Andrews an Archdiocese.
Birth of the future King James IV.
The thirteenth parliament of James III, King of Scots is held at Edinburgh.
The thirteenth parliament of James III, King of Scots reconvenes at Edinburgh. It continues on the 2 nd August.
The fourteenth parliament of James III, King of Scots is held at Edinburgh.
James III, King of Scots is believed to have held a General Council meeting.
The fifteenth parliament of James III, King of Scots is held at Edinburgh.
The fifteenth parliament of James III, King of Scots reconvenes at Edinburgh.
The sixteenth parliament of James III, King of Scots is held at Edinburgh.
The seventeenth parliament of James III, King of Scots is held at Edinburgh. It is believed to have continued on the 1 st December.
The eighteenth parliament of James III, King of Scots is held at Edinburgh. It continues on the 10 th.
The eighteenth parliament of James III, King of Scots reconvenes at Edinburgh.
The nineteenth parliament of James III, King of Scots is held at Edinburgh.
The nineteenth parliament of James III, King of Scots reconvenes at Edinburgh. It continues on the 12 th.
The nineteenth parliament of James III, King of Scots reconvenes again at Edinburgh.
The nineteenth parliament of James III, King of Scots reconvenes again at Edinburgh.
The twentith parliament of James III, King of Scots is held at Edinburgh. It continues on the 20 th.
The twenty-first parliament of James III, King of Scots is held at Edinburgh.
The twenty-first parliament of James III, King of Scots reconvenes at Edinburgh.
The twenty-first parliament of James III, King of Scots reconvenes again at Edinburgh.
The twenty-second parliament of James III, King of Scots is held at Edinburgh.
The twenty-second parliament of James III, King of Scots reconvenes at Edinburgh.
The Auld Alliance with France is renewed.
The twenty-second parliament of James III, King of Scots reconvenes again at Edinburgh.
The twenty-second parliament of James III, King of Scots reconvenes again at Edinburgh.
The twenty-third parliament of James III, King of Scots is held at Edinburgh.
The twenty-third parliament of James III, King of Scots reconvenes at Edinburgh.
The twenty-third parliament of James III, King of Scots reconvenes again at Edinburgh.
The twenty-fourth parliament of James III, King of Scots is held at Edinburgh. It continues on the 8 th April.
The twenty-fourth parliament of James III, King of Scots reconvenes at Edinburgh.
Death of the Queen, Margaret of Denmark at Stirling Castles, aged 30, on or before this date.
The twenty-fifth and last parliament of James III, King of Scots meets at Edinburgh.
The twenty-fifth and last parliament of James III, King of Scots reconvenes at Edinburgh.
The twenty-fifth and last parliament of James III, King of Scots reconvenes again at Edinburgh. It is dissolved and a new parliament called for the 12 th May.
David Lindsay, 5 th Earl of Crawford is created 1 st Duke of Montrose by King James III of Scots. The dukedom becomes extinct upon his death in 1495.
Battle of Sauchieburn. Rebel forces under James, Duke of Rothesay defeat the Royal troops under James III of Scots, who is murdered after the battle.
Coronation of James, Duke of Rothesay as James IV, King of Scots.
The first parliament of James IV, King of Scots is held at Edinburgh.
The first parliament of James IV, King of Scots reconvenes at Edinburgh. It continues on the 26 th.
The second parliament of James IV, King of Scots is held at Edinburgh. It continues on the 4 th July.
The third parliament of James IV, King of Scots is held at Edinburgh. It continues on the 15 th July.
The fourth parliament of James IV, King of Scots is held at Edinburgh.
The Auld Alliance with France is reconfirmed.
The fourth parliament of James IV, King of Scots reconvenes at Edinburgh.
Pope Innocent VII transforms the see of Glasgow from a diocse to an Archdiocese.
The fifth parliament of James IV, King of Scots is held at Edinburgh. It continues on the 20 th.
The fifth parliament of James IV, King of Scots reconvenes at Edinburgh.
The sixth parliament of James IV, King of Scots is held at Edinburgh.
The sixth parliament of James IV, King of Scots reconvenes at Edinburgh.
The seventh parliament of James IV, King of Scots is held at Edinburgh.
A Papal Bull from Pope Alexander VI confirms the foundation of Scotland's third University and the fifth in the British Isles, at Aberdeen - The University and King's College of Aberdeen (Collegium Regium Abredonense).
The seventh parliament of James IV, King of Scots is held at Edinburgh.
James IV, King of Scots is believed to have held a General Council meeting.
James IV, King of Scots is believed to have held a General Council meeting around this date.
James IV, King of Scots is believed to have held a General Council meeting around this date.
Pope Alexander VI issues a Papal Bull confirming the marriage of James IV, King of Scots and Margaret Tudor, daughter of King Henry VII of England.
The Union of the Thistle and the Rose. James IV, King of Scots, marries Margaret Tudor, daughter of King Henry VII of England. This eventually leads to the Union of the Crowns in 1603 and the Union of the Pariaments in 1707.
The ninth parliament of James IV, King of Scots is held at Edinburgh. It is the first parliament to be held since 1496.
The ninth parliament of James IV, King of Scots reconvenes at Edinburgh. It continues on the 16 th.
Birth of James Stewart, Duke of Rothesay, first son of James IV. He died on the 27 th February 1508.
Death of James Stewart, Duke of Rothesay, first son of James IV and heir apparant to the throne of Scotland, aged one year.
Birth of Arthur Stewart, Duke of Rothesay, second son of James IV. He died on the 14 th July 1510.
The ninth parliament of James IV, King of Scots is held at Edinburgh. It is the first parliament to be held since 1496.
Death of Arthur Stewart, Duke of Rothesay, second son of James IV and heir apparant to the throne of Scotland, aged eight months.
James IV, King of Scots is believed to have held a General Council meeting.
James IV, King of Scots is believed to have held a General Council meeting around this date.
Birth of James Stewart, Duke of Rothesay, the third son of King James IV and future King James V of Scots at Linlithgow Palace. Other possible birth dates are the 11 th and 15 th.
Battle of Flodden. Death of James IV, King of Scots, many of the nobility and the flower of Scotland.
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