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Year Day/Month Title 802  Vikings raid Iona   Edward the Elder (899 - 924) 900  Constantine becomes ruler of Scotland   Aethelstan (924 - 939) 934  Athelstan invades Scotland   Edmund (939 - 946) 943  Malcolm I becomes ruler of Scotland   Aethelred the Unready (978 - 1016) 1005  Malcolm II becomes Kings of the Scots   Canute (1016 - 1035) 1031  Canute drives Scottish Kings into submission   Edward the Confessor (1042 - 1066) 1045  Crinan killed during uprising   1050  Macbeth visits Rome   1058 Mar  Malcolm III becomes King of the Scots   William the Conqueror (1066 - 1087) 1070  Dunfermline Abbey founded  Malcolm raids Northern England   1072  Treaty of Abernethy Jun  William leads an army into Scotland   William Rufus (1087 - 1100) 1091 Nov  William Rufus renews agreement with Scots   1093 Nov 13  Battle of Alnwick Nov 13  Donald Bane becomes king of Scotland   1094 May  Duncan II becomes King of the Scots Nov  Donald III restored   1097  Edgar Macmalcolm becomes king of the Scots   1098  Treaty with Magnus III of Norway   Henry I (1100 - 1135) 1107  Alexander I becomes King of the Scots   1123  Foundation of Inchcolm Abbey   1128  Construction of new church at Dunfermline Abbey  Hugues de Payen visits Scotland and England   Stephen (1135 - 1154) 1138 Qtr 2  The Scots invade Northumberland Aug 22  Battle of 'the Standard'   1152  Death of Ranulf, Earl of Chester   1153 Jun  Malcolm IV becomes King of the Scots   Henry II (1154 - 1189) 1161  Coupar Angus Abbey founded   1165 Dec  William I 'the Lion' becomes king of the Scots   1174  William of Scotland held prisoner Jun 13  The Battle of Alnwick   John (1199 - 1216) 1200 Nov 22  William does homage to John   1209 Aug  John prepares to invade Scotland   1212  William gives son as hostage   1214 Dec 4  William the Lyon of Scotland dies Dec 5  Alexander II became King of the Scots   Henry III (1216 - 1272) 1227  Balmerino Abbey founded   1249 Jul 8  Alexander II of Scotland dies Jul 9  Alexander III became King of the Scots   1263 Oct 1  The Battle of Largs   1264 Jun  Haco of Norway attacks Scotland   1266  Alexander III aquires the Hebrides   Edward I (1272 - 1307) 1275  Death of Margaret   1283 Apr  Birth of Margaret, Maid of Norway   1285 Oct 14  Alexander III remarries   1286 Mar 19  Alexander III of Scotland dies   1290 Jul 18  Treaty of Brigham Sep  Margaret, 'Maid of Norway' dies on voyage   1291 May 10  Edward I meets Scottish Claimants   1292 Nov 17  John Balliol chosen by Edward I as Scottish King Nov 30  John Balliol become King of the Scots   1294  Edward Balliol asks for resources   1295 Oct  Treaty Auld Alliance   1296  Edward captures Urquhart Castle Apr  Balliol: Renounces homage to England Apr 27  Battle of Dunbar Jul  Balliol: Surrenders at Stracathro, Edward takes the Stone of Scone Aug  The First Interregnum   1297 Jul  Confederacy formed and destroyed Sep 11  Battle at Stirling Bridge   1298 May  Edward at York Jul 22  Battle of Falkirk   1300 May  Edward starts another Scottish campaign Jul  Caerlaverock Castle siege Aug  The Pope Intervenes Oct 30  Truce with the Scots   1303  Edward takes Urquhart Castle Feb 24  Battle of Roslin May  Edward's last campaign in Scotland Jun  Edward I reaches Perth Dec  Edward stays at Dunfermline Abbey   1304 Spring  Edward besieges Stirling Castle Jul  Stirling Castle surrenders   1305  William Wallace captured Aug  Wallace executed   1306 Feb 10  John Comyn murdered by Robert Bruce Mar 25  Robert Bruce is crowned Robert I of Scotland   Edward II (1307 - 1327) 1307 May 10  Battle of Loudoun Hill   1308  Bruce takes Urquhart Castle   1309  Robert Bruce recognised as King   1310 Sep  Edward campaigns in Scotland   1311  Bruce attacks the north   1313  The Scots regain ground Jun  Stirling Castle Siege Dec 23  Edward prepares for invasion   1314  Bruce orders destruction of castles Jun 17  Edward leaves Berwick Jun 24  Battle of Bannockburn   1318 Oct  Battle of Faughart   1319 Jun  Edward marches to free Berwick   1320 Apr  Declaration of Arbroath   1322 Jul  The Scots invade Aug  Edward advances into Scotland Oct  Edward almost captured   1323 Mar  Peace negotiations May  Treaty signed   1324 Mar 5  David (II) born   Edward III (1327 - 1377) 1328 May  Treaty of Northampton   1329  Edward agrees to do homage to Philippe Jun 7  David II becomes king of Scotland   1331 Nov 24  David II is crowned   1332 Aug 12  Battle of Dupplin Moor Sep 24  Balliol crowned king of Scotland Dec  Balliol overthrown   1333  Isle of Man comes under English control Jul 19  Battle of Halidon Hill Jul 20  Berwick surrenders to the English   1334 Jun  England takes control of parts of Scotland   1337 Aug  Edward rescues Stirling Castle Aug 14  Robert III is born at Scone   1341 Jun  David II returns to Scotland Jul  Edward goes north   1342 Jan  Truce agreed with David II   1346 Oct 17  Scots defeated at Neville's Cross   1357 Oct 3  Treaty of Berwick   1371 Feb  David II dies and is succeeded by Robert II Mar 27  Robert II is crowned at Scone   Richard II (1377 - 1399) 1390 Apr 19  Robert III becomes King of the Scots   1398  Urquhart Castle becomes the King's property   Henry IV (1399 - 1413) 1400 Aug  Henry invades Scotland   1401 Jun  Hotspur resigns   1402 Sep 14  Battle of Homildon Hill   1406 Mar  James (I) captured by the English Apr  James I of Scotland Apr  Robert III dies   1410  Founding of St. Andrews University.   Henry VI (1422 - 1461) 1423 Dec  Treaty of London   1424 May  James I crowned   1437 Mar 25  James II becomes King of the Scots   1451  Glasgow University founded   1460 Aug 3  James II accidentally killed   Edward IV (1461 - 1470) 1463 Dec  Truce with Scotland   1464 Jun  Truce with Scotland.   1468  Orkney pledged to Scotland   Edward IV (1471 restored - 1483) 1473 Oct  Marriage agreement between England and Scotland   Henry VII (1485 - 1509) 1488 Jun 11  Death of James III of Scotland   1494  Aberdeen University founded   1503 Jun  Henry VII escorts Margaret to Scotland Aug 8  Marriage of James IV and Margaret   Henry VIII (1509 - 1547) 1513 Sep 9  Battle of Flodden   1542 Aug  Battle of Haddon Rig Nov 24  Battle of Solway Moss Dec 8  Birth of Mary, Queen of Scots Dec 14  Death of James V of Scotland   1543 Jul  Treaties at Greenwich Sep 9  Queen Mary's Coronation   Edward VI (1547 - 1553) 1547 Jul  Capture of the castle at St. Andrews Sep 10  Battle of Pinkie Cleugh   1548 Qtr 1  Queen Mary moved to Dumbarton Castle Jul  The French arrive in Scotland Aug 13  Queen Mary arrives in France   1550 Mar  Treaty of Boulogne   Mary I (1553 - 1558) 1557 Dec  The Lords of the Congregation   Elizabeth I (1558 - 1603) 1558 Apr  Betrothal of Mary and Dauphin Francis Apr 24  Marriage and a secret agreement   1560 Jun  Death of Mary of Guise   1561  Mary tours her kingdom Spring  Marriage proposal from Spain Aug 14  Mary Stuart leaves France   1562 Oct  Fall of Huntley   1565 Jul 29  Mary Stuart marries Lord Darnley   1567 Feb 10  Murder of Lord Darnley   Other 1625 Mar 27  Charles I becomes King of England   1639 May  Charles advances on Scotland Jun 18  Treaty of Berwick   1640 Aug 20  Scots invade the north of England Aug 28  Battle of Newburn Bridge Sep 24  The Great Council called Oct 26  The Treaty of Ripon   1642 Apr  Robert Monro attacks the Irish   1645 Aug 18  Montrose enters Glasgow Sep 13  Battle of Philiphaugh   1646 May 9  Royalists at Newark surrender   1647 Jan 28  Charles handed over to Parliament

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