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On this day in Scottish History
Notable – and not so notable – events that happened on this day in Scottish History
The Rout of Moy
On 16th February 1746, a Government force of around 1,500, many of them from the 64th Highlanders and the Independent Highland Companies, under the...
The Massacre of Glencoe
In the early hours of the 13th February 1692, Scottish Government soldiers under the command of Robert Campbell of Glenlyon carry out the Massacre...
The death of the Red Comyn in Greyfriars Church
On the 10th February 1306, John Comyn, Lord of Badenoch, known as the Red Comyn, a leading claimant to the vacant Scottish throne, is...
The birth of George Hamilton, 1st Earl of Orkney
On the 9th February 1666, George Hamilton was born at Hamilton Palace, Lanarkshire. George was the fifth son of William Douglas-Hamilton, Duke of Hamilton...
The Assassination of James Stewart, Earl of Moray
On 23 January 1570, James Stewart, Earl of Moray, regent for James VI, is assassinated in Linlithgow by James Hamilton of Bothwellhaugh who was...
Battle of Falkirk Muir
On 17th January 1746, the Jacobite army of Charles Edward Stuart clashed with Government forces commanded by Lieutenant-General Henry Hawley at the Battle of Falkirk Muir, in...
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Rebellious Scots to Crush
When Charles Edward Stuart launched the last, and perhaps most famous, of the Jacobite Risings in the late summer of 1745, the British Army...
The Battle of Haddon Rig
The battle of Haddon Rig, fought on 24 August 1542, came as a consequence of European politics. Recently faced with the threat of war...
The Siege of Newcastle 1644
Crossing the Tweed in January 1644, the Army of the Solemn League and Covenant, led by Alexander Leslie, Earl of Leven advanced rapidly into...
The Protectorate Citadel of Ayr
In 1652 following military defeat and the declaration of a Commonwealth between England and Scotland, English occupation forces began the construction of fortified posts...
Roman Forts in Scotland
Scotland can boast of a great many Roman forts, though unfortunately few now have upstanding remains. Often all that can be seen is the...