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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 .
Pages in category "Scottish history timelines". The following 9 pages are in this category, out of 9 total. This list may not reflect recent changes . Timeline of Scottish history.
The recorded history of Scotland begins with the arrival of the Roman Empire in the 1st century, when the province of Britannia reached as far north as the Antonine Wall. North of this was Caledonia, inhabited by the Picti, whose uprisings forced Rome's legions back to Hadrian's Wall. As Rome finally withdrew from Britain, a Gaelic tribe from ...
Between 1639 and 1652, Scotland was involved in the Wars of the Three Kingdoms, a series of conflicts which included the Bishops' Wars, the Irish Rebellion of 1641, the English Civil War, the Irish Confederate Wars and finally the conquest of Ireland and the subjugation of Scotland by the English New Model Army.
1455–1458: Greyfriars (Franciscan) friary is founded. 1457: The 20in (508mm) siege gun "Mons Meg" is received at the castle; Deacon of goldsmiths begins assaying and marking of works. 1458: Edinburgh has one of three supreme courts in the country. 1460: Trinity College Kirk and Hospital founded by Mary of Guelders.
Subcategories. This category has the following 13 subcategories, out of 13 total. History of Scotland by location (8 C, 15 P) History of Scotland by period (13 C, 8 P) History of Scotland by topic (17 C, 3 P)
t. e. Scotland was divided into a series of kingdoms in the Early Middle Ages, i.e. between the end of Roman authority in southern and central Britain from around 400 AD and the rise of the kingdom of Alba in 900 AD. Of these, the four most important to emerge were the Picts, the Gaels of Dál Riata, the Britons of Alt Clut, and the Anglian ...
Outline of Scotland. Scotland is a country which is part of the United Kingdom, having previously been an independent, sovereign country prior to the 1707 union with England. [1][2][3] Established in 843, this would make Scotland the second oldest country in Europe and the fifth oldest country in the world. [4]