Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
This is a list of wars involving the Kingdom of Scotland before the creation of the Kingdom of Great Britain by the Acts of Union 1707, including clan conflicts, civil wars, and rebellions. For dates after 1708, see List of wars involving the United Kingdom. Clan conflict Scottish victory Scottish defeat Another result *
This is a chronological list of the battles involving the Kingdom of Scotland, as well as battles involving Scotland in support of France as part of the "Auld Alliance" . The list gives the name, the date, the present-day location of the battles, the Scottish allies and enemies, and the result of these conflicts following this legend:
This is a timeline of Scottish history, comprising important legal and territorial changes and political events in Scotland and its predecessor states. See also Timeline of prehistoric Scotland . To read about the background to many of these events, see History of Scotland .
In 1603, England and Scotland were joined in a "personal union" when King James VI of Scotland succeeded to the throne of England as King James I. War between the two states largely ceased, although the Wars of the Three Kingdoms in the 17th century, and the Jacobite risings of the 18th century, are sometimes characterised as Anglo-Scottish ...
The wars were part of a great crisis for Scotland, and the period became one of the most defining times in its history. At the end of both wars, Scotland retained its status as an independent state. The wars were important for other reasons, such as the emergence of the longbow as a key weapon in medieval warfare .
The following events can be seen as leading to the Wars of Scottish Independence: Death of Alexander III of Scotland - 19 March 1286; Death of Margaret, Maid of Norway - September 1290 - left no clear heir to the throne of Scotland. Competitors for the Crown of Scotland - 13 individuals claiming the throne of Scotland.
العربية; Aragonés; تۆرکجه; Беларуская; Brezhoneg; Чӑвашла; Español; Euskara; فارسی; Frysk; Galego; 한국어; Italiano; עברית
War of the Rough Wooing: Scotland; England Part of the Anglo-Scottish Wars Scottish victory [26] 1549 Prayer Book Rebellion: England Civil War Rebellion suppressed [27] 1549 Kett's Rebellion: England Rebellion suppressed [28] 1569–70 Rising of the North: England Elizabethan victory [29] 1639–53 Wars of the Three Kingdoms. Bishops' Wars ...