Seventeenth Century
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Seventeenth Century
- 1600
James is seized in the Gowrie Conspiracy
- 1603
The Union of the Crowns. Mary's son James VI of Scotland becomes James I of England
- 1603
- Elizabeth of England dies. James also becomes James I of England
- 1603
Union of the Crowns. James VI of Scotland also becomes James I of England on the death of Elizabeth
- 1603
The Union of the Crowns. James becomes James I of England and VI of Scotland.
1603 Surrender of Hugh O'Neill, Earl of Tyrone, after rebellion at Kinsale
- 1605
Guy Fawkes captured as the Gunpowder Plot is foiled
- 1606
James holds talks with leading Kirk ministers in Lo
- 1606
new Union Flag, similar to present day Union Jack, is agreed
- 1606
The new plantation under James VI begins
1607 Treaty of Union passed by Scottish parliament but rejected by the English
- 1608
Scots begin to settle area around Derry
- 1609
James orders Andrew Knox to strike a deal with the clans
- 1610
James increases the number of Scottish bishops to 11 and creates two new archbishops
- 1611
Authorised version of the Bible first published
- 1612
Mary's body is moved to Westminster Abbey
- 1612
Birth of James Graham, Earl of Montrose
- 1617
James visits Scotland for the final time
- 1618
Five Articles of Perth passed through the Kirk's General Assembly
- 1618
Ascent of Mount Keene by John Taylor, The 'Water Poet' of London.(He was a waterman on the Thames, hence his pen-name.) This pamphleteer, from London, passed over this mountain on his way from Glenmark to Braemar, in July or August, 1618. In his amusing description of the walk he verified the wetting ability of 'Scottish Miste', as well as commenting on the temperature difference between valley and top.
- 1621
Scottish parliament reluctantly approves the Five Articles
- 1625
James VI dies of old age
- 1625
Charles passes Act of Revocation
- 1625
Charles succeeds James VI as king of Scotland and England
- 1625
James I dies, to be succeeded by Charles I, who keeps the settlement policy going
- 1633
Coronation of Charles in Edinburgh
- 1636
Glasgow's population estimated at less than 10,000
- 1637
New service book introduced. Riots in St Giles Cathedral
- 1638
National Covenant signed in Edinburgh
- 1638
General Assembly meets in Glasgow
- 1639
Parliament House, seat of the Scottish parliament, completed
- 1639
Royalist forces beaten at Battle of Brig O'Dee. Truce agreed
- 1640
Covenantor army re-forms
- 1641
Major Gaelic rebellion in attempt to get lands returned
- 1642
English civil war begins
- 1642
Start of the English civil war
- 1643
Solemn League and Covenant signed
- 1644
Montrose captures Dumfries
- 1645
Montrose's forces beat Argyll at Inverlochy
- 1645
Victory turns to disaster at Philiphaugh
- 1646
Charles I surrenders to the Scottish Army near Newark in Nottinghamshire
- 1648
Charles tried
- 1649
Charles I executed. Oliver Cromwell invades Ireland
- 1649
Charles I executed outside Whitehall
- 1650
Scots population in Ulster estimated to be 50,000
- 1650
Montrose executed in Edinburgh
- 1650
Charles II returns to Scotland
- 1650
Scots forces defeated at battle of Dunbar
- 1651
Charles II crowned King of Scots
- 1651
Forces of Charles defeated at battle of Worcester
- 1653
Earl of Glencairn begins attempted rising against Cromwell
- 1658
Cromwell dies
- 1659
General Monck marches south to offer Charles II his kingdom back
- 1660
Charles II restored
- 1660
Charles II restored to the thrones of Scotland and England
- 1661
Earl of Lauderdale recalls the Scottish Estates
- 1662
Covenant declared illegal
- 1662
New quay for shipping built at the Broomielaw
- 1665
Open air Conventicles grow in popularity
- 1666
Battle at Rullion Green near Edinburgh
- 1669
Lauderdale softens the Kirk's parish appointments policy
- 1670
Glasgow becomes second Scottish burgh to Edinburgh in terms of size of assessed revenue
- 1671
Rob Roy born
- 1674
First consignment of Virginia tobacco reaches city
- 1679
Archbishop James Sharp of St Andrews murdered
- 1680
The Killing Time
- 1681
Scottish Privy Council discusses idea of a colony
- 1681
Robert Sibbald founds the College of Physicians in Edinburgh
- 1685
Charles II dies, to be replaced by James VII and II
- 1687
James issues a Declaration of Indulgence allowing greater religious toleration
- 1689
James deposed as king. William and Mary take the Scottish throne as well as that of England
- 1689
Viscount Dundee's rising quelled
- 1689
James flees to France with his exiled court after being deposed
- 1690
Battle of the Boyne. William of Orange defeats James II
- 1690
Scots adopt the Westminster Confession of faith
- 1690
William takes the Scottish throne along with his wife, Queen Mary
- 1691
William demands oath of loyalty from Highland clan chiefs
- 1692
Deadline for taking of the oath runs out
- 1692
McIain arrives to take the oath, to find the local sheriff is on holiday
- 1692
Oath is finally taken
- 1692
The King's orders for the massacre are issued
- 1692
Troops are sent to Glencoe and are billeted with the MacDonalds
- 1692
Massacre takes place in the early morning
- 1693
Scottish parliament passes act to encourage trade
- 1694
Queen Mary dies
- 1695
Government inquiry places most of the blame on Dalrymple. The affair is then officially forgotten
- 1695
MacGregor clan proscribed
- 1695
Bank of Scotland founded
- 1695
series of bad harvests caused by early frosts and wet summers bring famine to Scotland
- 1695
Scottish Africa and India Company founded
- 1697
ships made ready for first Darien expedition
- 1698
first four ships leave Leith for Darien
- 1699
first expedition flees Darien. Second expedition arrives
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