Scottish History Timeline

Whether its MacBeth or Hardie, the Reformation or Post-war Reconstruction, you are one click away from discovering Scotland's historical wealth.

It's all here - the people, places and events that made Scotland what it is today, in summary form as well as full feature overviews, linked to related places to visit, books and Great Scots. We've broken it down for you by century or by historical period, but you can also search with keywords like a person's name, a place, or even a specific year, which makes this timeline a handy reference for research.

Jump to Show a century of Scottish history | or to Describe a period of Scottish History 

Scottish History & Heritage Timeline

Show a century of Scottish History

• Before First Millennium
• First Millennium
• Eleventh Century
• Twelfth Century
• Thirteenth Century
• Fourteenth Century
• Fifteenth Century
• Sixteenth Century
• Seventeenth Century
• Eighteenth Century
• Nineteenth Century
• Twentieth Century
• TwentyFirst Century

Describe a period of Scottish History

• The Beginning of the World
• The Romans in Scotland
• The Coming of Christianity
• Time of Macbeth
• Margaret of Scotland
• King David's Time
• Scottish Clan System
• Edinburgh Old Town
• Lords of the Isles
• William Wallace
• Robert the Bruce
• Declaration of Arbroath
• David II
• Golden Age of Learning
• Flodden
• The Start of the Reformation
• The Plantation of Ulster
• Knox and Queen Mary
• Mary Queen of Scots
• Reign of James VI
• End of Reign of Mary Queen of Scots
• Cromwell and Charles II
• Union of the Crowns
• Earl of Montrose
• Reign of Charles I
• Rise of Glasgow
• The Killing Time
• Rob Roy and Wade
• Darien Adventure
• The Age of New Roads and Medicines
• The Old Pretender
• Massacre at Glencoe
• Act of Union
• The Disruption
• Bonnie Prince Charlie - Part 1
• Bonnie Prince Charlie - Part 2
• Bonnie Prince Charlie - Part 3
• Highland Clearances
• The Enlightenment
• Robert Burns
• The Age of Invention
• Sir Walter Scott
• Victoria and Balmoral
• The Victorian Highlands
• The Attempted Renewal of Lewis
• James Keir Hardie
• Red Clydeside
• The Great War
• Stone of Destiny
• Second World War
• Post War Reconstruction
• Devolution Rears its Head
• A Parliament at Last

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