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Events from the 1650s in the Kingdom of Scotland.
Contents
1 Incumbents
2 Events
3 Publications
4 Births
5 Deaths
6 References
Incumbents[edit]
Monarch - Charles II from 1649 until his disposition in 1651.[1]
Commonwealth of England from 1651 until the Restoration in 1660 which reinstates Charles II.[1]
Events[edit]
- 1650:
- 21 May - James Graham, 1st Marquess of Montrose executed in Edinburgh after his defeat at the Battle of Carbisdale.[2]
- June - Oliver Cromwell leads the New Model Army to Edinburgh.[3]
- 3 September - Battle of Dunbar takes place between Cromwell's Army and the Scottish Covenanters. Cromwell's army wins and the battle results in southern Scotland surrendering to England;[3] it is administered from Dalkeith.
- 21 May - James Graham, 1st Marquess of Montrose executed in Edinburgh after his defeat at the Battle of Carbisdale.[2]
- 1651:
- 1 January - Charles II crowned King of Scotland at Scone Palace.[4]
- 3 September - Battle of Worcester takes place after Charles II has raised an army and invaded England. It results his defeat by Cromwell and the king escaping abroad.[4]
- 1 January - Charles II crowned King of Scotland at Scone Palace.[4]
- 1652: 17 June - A large fire breaks out in Glasgow, which destroys around a third of the city and leaves approximately 1,000 families homeless.[5]
- 1653: December - Cromwell is made Lord Protector of England, Scotland and Ireland.[6]
- 1658: Cromwell dies and the title of Lord Protector passes to his son, Richard Cromwell.[6]
- 1659: Richard Cromwell forced to resign as Lord Protector.[6]
Publications[edit]
- 1655 - History of the Church and State of Scotland by John Spottiswoode.[7]
Births[edit]
- 1650:
Sir James Dalrymple, 1st Baronet, writer and Principal Clerk of Session (d. 1719)[8]
George Brown, inventor and arithmetician (d. 1730)[9]
Henry Erskine, 3rd Lord Cardross, Covenanter (d. 1693)[10]
- 1654: 23 November - George Watson, accountant (d. 1733)[11]
- 1658: 11 April - James Hamilton, 4th Duke of Hamilton, Scottish nobleman (d. 1712)[12]
Deaths[edit]
- 1650:
- 21 May - James Graham, 1st Marquess of Montrose (b. 1612)[2]
- 29 October - David Calderwood, divine and historian (b. 1575)[13]
- 21 May - James Graham, 1st Marquess of Montrose (b. 1612)[2]
- 1654: Alexander Ross, writer (b. c.1590)[14]
References[edit]
^ ab "Charles II - king of Great Britain and Ireland". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 3 March 2018..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}
^ ab "James Graham, 5th Earl and 1st Marquess of Montrose". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
^ ab "Battle of Dunbar". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
^ ab "British History Timeline". BBC History. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
^ "17 June 1652 - Great Fire of Glasgow". www.glasgowlife.org.uk. Retrieved 4 July 2017.
^ abc "What kind of ruler was Oliver Cromwell". The National Archives. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
^ Taylor, Alan (2016). Glagow:The Autobiography. Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited. p. 13. ISBN 9781780273532.
^ Whitley, Laurence A. B. (2013). A Great Grievance: Ecclesiastical Lay Patronage in Scotland until 1750. Wipf and Stock Publishers. ISBN 9781621896449.
^ "George Brown". National Portrait Gallery. Retrieved 4 July 2017.
^ "The Discovery Service". discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk. Retrieved 4 July 2017.
^ "History of George Watson's College". George Watson College. Retrieved 4 July 2017.
^ "A Young Man in Blue, called Lord Arran (probably Lieutenant-General James Hamilton, Earl of Arran, later 4th Duke of Hamilton KT [1658-1712]) 266921 | National Trust Collections". www.nationaltrustcollections.org.uk. Retrieved 4 July 2017.
^ "David Calderwood - Scottish clergyman". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 4 July 2017.
^ Delisle, Jean; Woodsworth, Judith (2012). Translators through History: Revised edition. John Benjamins Publishing. p. 174. ISBN 9027273812.
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