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On this day in Scottish History
Notable – and not so notable – events that happened on this day in Scottish History
Robert the Bruce is crowned King of Scots
On 25th March 1306 (New Years Day), Robert the Bruce is crowned King of Scots at Scone near Perth.
"At the beginning of AD 1306,...
King’s Own Scottish Borderers Regiment is raised
On 18th March 1689, the King's Own Scottish Borderers were raised in Edinburgh by David Leslie, 3rd Earl of Leven. The regiment was raised...
The death of Saint Kessog
On 10th March 520, Saint Kessog (born c.460 Cashel, Tipperary, Ireland), an Irish missionary and the original patron saint of Scotland, is killed at...
The Honourable Company of Edinburgh Golfers is founded
On 7th March 1744, The Honourable Company of Edinburgh Golfers is founded in Leith. They petitioned the Edinburgh Council to provide a silver club...
The signing of the National Covenant
On 28th February 1638, the National Covenant is signed in Greyfriars Churchyard in Edinburgh.It rejected the attempt by King Charles I and William Laud, Archbishop of...
Battle of Ancrum Moor
On the 27th February 1545 at the Battle of Ancrum Moor, just north of Jedburgh, a Scottish army under the command of Archibald Douglas,...
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The Battle of Dunkeld
Following their victory at the battle of Killiecrankie on 27 July 1689, the Jacobites under the command of Major-General Alexander Cannon attack a Scottish government...
James Wolfe and the Gorbals Fire of 1749
On the evening of 4 June 1749, a devastating fire raged through the Gorbals area of Glasgow. Stationed in the city was Lord George...
The Battle of Marston Moor and the role of the Scots
In a field west of York near Long Marston the combined forces of the Scottish Army of the Solemn League and Covenant, reinforced by...
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...