 | 'It cam wi' a lass and it will gang wi' a lass.' James V, King of Scots on his deathbed, 14 th December 1542. |  |
| 'It cam wi' a lass and it will gang wi' a lass.' James V, King of Scots on his deathbed, 14 th December 1542. | |
Coronation of James Stewart, Duke of Rothesay at Stirling as King James V of Scots.
King James V of Scots holds a General Council at Perth.
Posthumous birth of Alexander Stewart, Duke of Ross, fourth son of the late King James IV of Scots. He died in 1515 aged 19 months.
The first Parliament of King James V of Scots is held at Edinburgh.
The second Parliament of King James V of Scots is held at Edinburgh.
Death of Alexander Stewart, Duke of Ross, fourth son of the late King James IV of Scots, and heir presumptive to the kingdom of Scots, aged 19 months.
The third Parliament of King James V of Scots is held at Edinburgh.
The fourth Parliament of King James V of Scots is held at Edinburgh. It continues on the 22nd.
The fifth Parliament of King James V of Scots is held at Edinburgh around this date.
The Scottish Parliament resolves to depose the Regent, the second Duke of Albany, if he does not return from France.
England declares war on Scotland and France.
The sixth Parliament of King James V of Scots is held at Edinburgh.
The sixth Parliament of King James V of Scots appears to continue at Edinburgh.
The seventh Parliament of King James V of Scots is held at Stirling.
The eighth Parliament of King James V of Scots is held at Edinburgh.
The ninth Parliament of King James V of Scots is held at Edinburgh.
The ninth Parliament of King James V of Scots continues at Edinburgh. It is reconvened on the 25 th February.
The tenth Parliament of King James V of Scots is held at Edinburgh.
The tenth Parliament of King James V of Scots continues at Edinburgh.
The eleventh Parliament of King James V of Scots is held at Edinburgh. It continues on the 26 th June.
The twelvth Parliament of King James V of Scots is held at Edinburgh. It continues on the 25 th November.
The thirteenth Parliament of King James V of Scots is held at Edinburgh. It continues on the 10 th May.
The fourteenth Parliament of King James V of Scots is held at Edinburgh.
The fourteenth Parliament of King James V of Scots continues at Edinburgh.
The fifteenth Parliament of King James V of Scots is held at Edinburgh.
The fifteenth Parliament of King James V of Scots continues at Edinburgh.
The fifteenth Parliament of King James V of Scots continues again at Edinburgh.
The sixteenth Parliament of King James V of Scots is held at Edinburgh.
The sixteenth Parliament of King James V of Scots continues at Edinburgh.
The Court of Session, the highest civil court in Scotland, is established by James IV, King of Scots.
The seventeenth Parliament of King James V of Scots is held at Edinburgh.
The seventeenth Parliament of King James V of Scots continues at Edinburgh.
The eighteenth Parliament of King James V of Scots is held at Edinburgh. It continues on the 17 th June.
The nineteenth Parliament of King James V of Scots is held at Edinburgh.
Death of John Stewart, 2 nd Duke of Albany and heir presumptive to the kingdom of Scotland, at Mirfleur in France. James Hamilton, 2 nd Earl of Hamilton and future Duc de Châtellerault, grandaughter of Princess Mary of Scotland and great grandson of James II, King of Scots, becomes the heir presumptive.
James V marries Princess Madeleine, daughter of King François I of France at Notre Dame in Paris.
Death of Queen Madeleine of Scots, daughter of King François I of France, from tuberculosis, aged 16 years and 11 months.
The twentith Parliament of King James V of Scots is held at Edinburgh.
James V marries Marie de Guise, daughter of Claud, Duc de Guise and widow of Louis d'Orléans, Duc de Longueville, by proxy at Notre Dame in Paris.
Marie de Guise lands in Fife and several days later is married in person to James V, King of Scots at St Andrews.
The twentith Parliament of King James V of Scots continues at Edinburgh.
The twentith Parliament of King James V of Scots is believed to have continued again at Edinburgh.
Coronation of Marie de Guise as Queen of Scots.
Birth of James Stewart, Duke of Rothesay, first son of James V. He died in April 1541, aged almost one year.
The Privy Council of James V, King of Scots passes a law recognising the Gypsy Kingdom of Little Egypt in Scotland with Johnnie Faw as king.
The twenty-first and last Parliament of King James V of Scots is held at Edinburgh.
The twenty-first and last Parliament of King James V of Scots continues in Edinburgh.
Death of James Stewart, Duke of Rothesay, first son of James V, aged almost one year.
Birth of Robert Stewart, Duke of Albany, second son of James V, who dies just eight days after his baptism.
Death of the Queen Mother, Margaret Tudor, eldest daughter of Henry VII of England at Methven Castle near Perth, aged 51.
The Battle of Hadden Rig. The Scots army under the Earl of Moray defeat the English under Sir Robert Bowes.
Birth of the future Mary Queen of Scots at Linlithgow Palace.
Death of King James V at Falkland Palace. He is succeeded by his daughter Queen Mary I, known as Mary Queen of Scots.
A parliament, considered to be a continuation of the twenty-first and last Parliament of King James V of Scots is held in Edinburgh.
The Treaty of Greenwich. Henry VIII and the Earl of Arran, as Regent of Scotland, agree that Mary, Queen of Scots, should marry Edward Prince of Wales. The Scottish parliament refuses to ratify the treaty.
The Treaty of Hadington. Mary, Queen of Scots, is bethrothed to François, the Dauphin of France, son of Henry II of France and grandson of François I.
Coronation of Mary Queen of Scots at Stirling Castle.
The Battle of Ancrum Moor. The Scots army under the Earl of Angus defeat the English under Sir Ralph Eure and Sir Brian Layton.
George Wishart, a Protestant preacher, is burned at the stake at St Andrews for heresy.
David Beaton, Cardinal and Archbishop of St Andrews is murderd at St Andrews Castle.
The Battle of Pinkie. The Scots army under the Regent, the 2 nd Earl of Arran are defeated by the English under the Duke of Somerset.
A statute is passed obliging the Convention of Royal Burghs to meet annually, at a place to be appointed. Meetings were often arranged to coincide with sittings of parliament.
The Rough Wooing. The English Regent, the Earl of Hereford, invades Scotland.
Mary Queen of Scots marries François the Dauphin of France.
Mary Queen of Scots becomes Queen of France France.
Death of King François of France, furst husband of Mary Queen of Scots.
Second Treaty of Berwick. English assistance is given to the Protestant Lords to attack the French forces of the Regent and Queen Mother, Marie de Guise.
Death of Marie de Guise, Dowager Duchess of Longueville, Queen Dowager of Scots and Regent of Scotland.
The Scots parliament, meeting in Edinburgh abolishes the Pope's jurisdiction and establishes the Presbetyrian faith as the official religion of Scotland. The parliament is attended by over 100 lairds who are not elected Commissioners.
Death of François II of France, first husband of Mary Queen of Scots.
First General Assembly of the Church of Scotland. The present Assembly Hall was the home of the devolved Scottish parliament from 1999 until 2004.
Mary Queen of Scots returns to Sotland and lands at Leith.
Battle of Corrichie. James Earl of Moray and Royalist troops defeat rebels under George Gordon, 4 th Earl of Huntly, who dies in the battle.
Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley, son of Matthew Stewart, 4 th Earl of Lennox is created 1 st Lord Ardmannoch and 1 st Earl of Ross by Mary Queen of Scots.
Henry Stuart, 1 st Earl of Ross is created 1 st Duke of Albany by Mary Queen of Scots.
Mary Queen of Scots marries her cousin Henry Stuart, 1 st Duke of Albany, son of Matthew Stewart, 4 th Earl of Lennox. After Mary and his mother, Margaret Douglas, daughter of Archibald Douglas, 6 th Earl of Angus, and Margaret Tudor, Darnley was third in line to the English throne.
Murder of David Riccio (or Rizzio), private secretary of Mary Queen of Scots, at Holyrood Palace in the presence of the heavily pregnant Queen.
Birth of James Stuart, Duke of Rothesay, later James VI, at Edinburgh Castle.
Murder of Henry, Lord Darnley, Lord Ardmanach, Earl of Ross, Duke of Albany and Titular King of Scots at Kirk o' Field near Edinburgh.
Nine earls, seven Lords and eight bishops sign the Ainslie Bond declaring that Mary Queen of Scots should marry a Scot.
James Hepburn, 4 th Earl of Bothwell is created 1 st Marquis of Fife and 1 st Duke of Orkney by Mary Queen of Scots.
Mary Queen of Scots marries James Hepburn, 4 th Earl of Bothwell, 1 st Marquis of Fife and 1 st Duke of Orkney at Holyrood Palace in Edinburgh.
Mary Queen of Scots is imprisoned in Loch Leven castle.
Mary Queen of Scots is forced to abdicate by rebellious nobles.
James Duke of Rothesay, aged 13 months, is crowned as King James VI at Stirling Castle.
James Hepburn, 4 th Earl of Bothwell, 1 st Marquis of Fife & 1 st Duke of Orkney, the third husband of Mary Queen of Scots, has his peerages forfeited.
Mary Queen of Scots escapes from her imprisonment at Loch Leven Castle.
Battle of Langside. Royalist forces under Mary Queen of Scots are defeated by the rebels.
Mary Queen of Scots crosses the Solway to begin a 20 year exile in England.
James Stewart, Earl of Moray and Regent of Scotland, is assassinated by Hamilton of Bothwellhaugh. Matthew, 13 th Earl of Lennox and grandfather of King James VI succeeds him as Regent of Scotland
Matthew Stewart, 4 th Earl of Lennox, and Regent of Scotland, dies of wounds inflicted in an attack by the Earl of Huntly and Lord Claud Hamilton.
John Erskine, 1 st Earl of Mar & 5 th Lord Erskine, is appointed as Regent of Scotland at aa Convention of the Estates in Stirling. sThe convention is attended by a number of lairds who are not elected Commissioners.
Death of John Erskine, 1 st Earl of Mar and Regent of Scotland.
James Douglas, 4 th Earl of Morton is appointed as Regent of Scotland at a Convention of the Estates in Edinburgh. The convention is attended by a number of lairds who are not elected Commissioners.
Death of James Hamilton, 2 nd Earl of Hamilton and Duc de Châ,tellerault, heir presumptive to the Kingdom of Scotland for most of his life. His son, James Hamilton, 3 rd Earl of Hamilton, becomes heir presumptive. He had been declared insane in 1562 and was held in confinement.
Death of James Hepburn, 4 th Earl of Bothwell, 1 st Marquis of Fife & 1 st Duke of Orkney, the third husband of Mary Queen of Scots, in exile in a Danish prison.
The first Bible is printed in Scotland.
Dunbar disaster. The herring fleet of 60 boats is lost during a hurricane. 300 lose their lives.
James Douglas, 4 th Earl of Morton and Regent of Scotland from 1572 - 1578, is executed for High Treason using the Maiden, a guillotine which he himself designed.
The University of Edinburgh is founded by Royal Charter granted by King James VI of Scots. It is the fourth University in Scotland, and the sixth in the British Isles.
Mary Queen of Scots is executed at Fotheringay Castle on the orders of her cousin Elisabeth of England.
A parliament, held in Edinburgh, passes the County Franchise Act ruling that Commissioners for the Shires should be elected annually by the freeholders of each shire.
The Scottish Parliament passes an Act 'concerning the Office of Lyoun King of Armes and his brether Heraldis'.
Marischal College & University of Aberdeen is founded by George Keith, 4 th Earl Marischal of Scotland. In 1860 it merged with King's College to form a united University of Aberdeen.
Birth of Henry Frederick Stuart, Duke of Rothesay and eldest son of James VI.
Battle of Glenlivet. Catholic forces lead by the 4 th Earl of Huntly defeat Royalist troops under the 7 th Earl of Argyll.
Treaty of Boulogne. England's war against France and Scotland ends.
New Year was celebrated for the first time on this date. Previously the year had been considered to start on the 25 th of March. England continued to use the old system until 1752. This has the potential to cause confusion in documents prior to 1600, and English documents from 1600 to 1752. eg the day the Treaty of Union was ratified was the 25 th January 1707 in Scotland but in England, where the old system was still in use, the date was the 17 th January 1706.
Birth of Charles Stuart, later Charles I, at Dunfermline Palace. He is the last Scots monarch to have been born in Scotland.
Charles Stuart, later Charles I, is given his grandfather Lord Darnley's titles of Lord Ardmannoch, Earl of Ross and Duke of Alnbany, and is also created Marquis of Ormond by his father King James VI of Scots.
Union of the Crowns of Scotland & England. James VI, King of Scots succeeds his cousin Elizabeth of England.
Return to home page