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55 BC |
Julius Caesar lands in Britain |
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0 |
The birth of Jesus Christ |
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33 AD |
Crucifixion of Jesus in the
Roman province of Jerusalem and the origin of
Christianity |
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80 AD |
The Roman, Julius Agricola,
invades "Albion" or "Caledonia" which are the
ancient names for Scotland |
|
84 AD |
Celtic tribes of Scottish
Caledonia unite under Calgacus but are defeated by
the Romans |
|
121 |
121 - 129 Hadrian's Wall is
built by the Romans under the instruction of the
Emperor Hadrian |
|
397 |
St Ninian brings Christianity
to Scotland |
|
476 |
The Roman Empire collapses and
the Romans leave Britain |
|
800 |
800 - 900s The Scandinavian
Vikings raid Scotland |
|
1005 |
King Malcolm II rules Scotland
and defeats the Vikings at the battle of Mortlach |
|
1034 |
1034 - 1040 King Duncan I
becomes the Scottish King |
|
1040 |
Macbeth kills Duncan to become
King of Scotland 1040 - 1057 |
|
1040 |
Macbeth kills Duncan to become
King of Scotland 1040 - 1057 |
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1272 |
William Wallace born |
|
1274 |
Robert the Bruce was born |
|
1292 |
An English Baron called John
Balliol was crowned King of Scotland at Scone |
|
1297 |
Scottish war of Independence
led by the rebel William Wallace |
|
1298 |
Scots Defeated by Edward I of
England ( Longshanks) at the Battle of Falkirk |
|
1305 |
William Wallace executed in
London |
|
1306 |
Robert the Bruce crowned King
of Scotland |
|
1314 |
Battle of Bannockburn: Robert
the Bruce defeats the English and gains Scottish
independence
|
|
1371 |
Robert II the first Stewart
King takes the Scottish throne |
|
1513 |
Battle of Flodden: James IV
killed in battle |
|
1559 |
Reformation in Scotland with
John Knox's sermon at Perth |
|
1561 |
Mary Queen of Scots returns to
Scotland from France |
|
1565 |
Mary Queen of Scots marries
Henry, Lord Darnley |
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1567 |
Henry Darnley murdered. Mary
marries Bothwell |
|
1568 |
Mary Queen of Scots flees to
England and is imprisoned by Elizabeth I. Her baby
son becomes James VI of Scotland
|
|
1587 |
Mary Queen of Scots executed
at Fotheringay Castle |
|
1603 |
The son of Mary Queen of
Scots, James VI of Scotland, becomes James I of
England when Queen Elizabeth I dies. This brings
about the Union of the Crowns
|
|
1692 |
The Massacre of Glencoe - The
Campbells murder the MacDonald clan |
|
1707 |
The Act of Union is passed and
Scotland is formally united with England to form
Great Britain
|
|
1745 |
Bonnie Prince Charlie - Prince
Charles Edward Stuart - returns to Scotland to claim
the British throne
|
|
1746 |
Battle of Culloden where the
Jacobite Scots defeated and Bonnie Prince Charlie
flees to France. |
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Scottish History now combines
together with British History see
England History Timeline |