17 events with tag "Scotland"
78
ID: 2526
Agricola begins conquest of Scotland - pushes Roman frontier north, builds forts and roads
ID: 2526
84
ID: 2527
Battle of Mons Graupius - Agricola defeats Caledonians in pitched battle, 'they make a desert and call it peace'
ID: 2527
142
ID: 2529
Antonine Wall built - turf wall across Scotland from Forth to Clyde, Romans attempt to hold Lowlands
ID: 2529
164
ID: 2530
Antonine Wall abandoned - Romans retreat to Hadrian's Wall as permanent frontier, Scotland never conquered
ID: 2530
563
ID: 2541
St. Columba founds monastery on Iona - Irish Christianity spreads to Scotland and northern England
ID: 2541
927
ID: 2560
Athelstan receives submission of Scottish and Welsh kings - first king to rule all England
ID: 2560
1100
ID: 2597
November 11, 1100
Henry I marries Matilda of Scotland - descendant of Anglo-Saxon kings, unites Norman and Saxon royal lines
ID: 2597
1296
ID: 2415
Edward I invades Scotland - deposes John Balliol, takes Stone of Scone to Westminster, earns name 'Hammer of the Scots'
ID: 2415
1297
ID: 2416
William Wallace's rebellion - defeats English at Stirling Bridge, Edward I forced to return from France
ID: 2416
1305
ID: 2417
August 23, 1305
Execution of William Wallace - hanged, drawn and quartered at Smithfield, head displayed on London Bridge
ID: 2417
1306
ID: 2418
March 25, 1306
Robert the Bruce crowned King of Scots - new Scottish rebellion begins despite Edward I's brutal suppression
ID: 2418
1307
ID: 2419
July 7, 1307
Death of Edward I at Burgh by Sands - dies marching to Scotland, allegedly asks for bones to be carried on future Scottish campaigns
ID: 2419
1314
ID: 2424
June 24, 1314
Battle of Bannockburn - Robert the Bruce crushes Edward II's army, Scottish independence secured
ID: 2424
1333
ID: 2433
July 19, 1333
Battle of Halidon Hill - Edward III defeats Scots, new military tactics with longbowmen prove devastating
ID: 2433
1598
ID: 3522
December 28, 1598
William Schaw issues First Schaw Statutes - James VI's Master of Works regulates all Scottish mason lodges - Introduces esoteric elements and 'art of memorie' - Lodges must elect wardens and keep written records
ID: 3522
1603
ID: 3446
March 24, 1603
James VI of Scotland becomes James I of England - Inherits kingdom where his mother executed as Catholic - Brings Scottish witch-hunting zeal and unknowingly, nascent Masonic organization to England
ID: 3446
1703
ID: 2307
Scottish bankruptcy law allows discharge after 5 years - more liberal than English law, reflecting Roman cessio bonorum tradition
ID: 2307