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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 .
Scotland portal; Timeline of Scottish history; References This page was last edited on 30 May 2024, at 09:37 (UTC). Text is available under the ...
List of years in Scotland Timeline of Scottish history 1700 in: England • Wales • Elsewhere: ... 1700 in Scotland. 1 language ...
The two were accepted as monarchs of Scotland after a period of deliberation by the Scottish Parliament and ruled together as William II and Mary II. An attempt to establish a Scottish colonial empire through the Darien Scheme , in rivalry to that of England, failed, leaving the Scottish nobles who financed the venture for their profit bankrupt.
This only began to change in the 1970s, partly due to the discovery and development of North Sea oil and gas and partly as Scotland moved towards a more service-based economy, with the services sector contributing 75% to the overall Scottish economy in 2020. [300] This period saw the emergence of the Scottish National Party and movements for ...
Sir William Innes, current-day mascot of the RBC Heritage, was the subject of the first published golf print in 1790. The image was adapted from an earlier painting by English portrait artist ...
Scottish Victory. Scots played a key role in this conflict after the battle of Agincourt, forming a large part of French armies in this period that changed the course of the war; Battle of Homildon Hill ends in decisive English victory; Battle of Sark Ends in decisive Scottish victory in the north, coinciding with victory on the continent in France
27 May – George Hill, Church of Scotland minister and academic (died 1819) 15 July (bapt.) – Robert Jackson, military physician and surgeon (died 1827 in England) 5 September – Robert Fergusson, poet writing in Braid Scots (died 1774) 14 October – John Fraser, botanist (died 1811 in England)