Banning of the Clan MacGregor by act of James IV of Scotland
The Clan Gregor is a Highland Scottish clan. Of all the clans of Rannoch, the MacGregors were the fiercest and the most feared. The Macgregors were known to be a powerful clan, holding lands in Perthshire and Argyllshire, namely Glenstrae, Glenlochy, Glenlyon and Glengyle. Outlawed for nearly two hundred years after losing their lands in a long power struggle with the Clan Campbell, the Clan Gregor extravagantly claims descent from Kenneth MacAlpin, the first King of Scotland, a descent which is proclaimed in the motto, S Rioghal Mo Dhream, translated as Royal is my Race. Although the MacGregors insist that they take their name from Gregor, a son of the Scottish king Kenneth MacAlplin, there is no evidence to support this claim.
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Union of the Crowns of England and Scotland on the death of Queen Elizabeth I
The Union of the Crowns (Scottish Gaelic: Aonadh nan Crùintean; Scots: Union o the Crouns) was the accession of James VI of Scotland to the throne of the Kingdom of England as James I and the practical unification of some functions (such as overseas diplomacy) of the two separate realms under a single individual on 24 March 1603. It followed the death of James’s cousin, Elizabeth I of England, the last monarch of the Tudor dynasty.
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Battle at Glenfruin when the MacGregors slaughtered a number of Colquhouns
The Battle of Glen Fruin was a significant conflict that took place in Scotland on February 7, 1603, between the Clan Gregor (MacGregor) and the Clan Colquhoun. It occurred in the glen (valley) of Glen Fruin, near Loch Lomond in the historic county of Dunbartonshire.
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Royal Faculty of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow granted its charter by King James VI
The earliest form of the Royal College of Surgeons was the “Guild of Surgeons Within the City of London” founded in the 14th century. There was dispute between the surgeons and barber surgeons until an agreement was signed between them in 1493, giving the fellowship of surgeons the power of incorporation.
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Robert Boyd, prominent statesman of independent Scotland, died
Robert Boyd, 5th Lord Boyd (c. 1517 – 3 January 1590) was a Scottish noble and courtier.
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Mary Stuart, Queen of Scots, executed by English
Mary, Queen of Scots, was executed by order of Queen Elizabeth I of England. Mary Stuart, also known as Mary I of Scotland, was a significant figure in the 16th-century European politics and the Catholic-Protestant conflicts of the time.
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Bassandyne Bible
Thomas Bassendyne or Bassinden (died 1577), was the printer of the earliest translation of the New Testament published in Scotland.
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Sir William Kirkcaldy of Grange, executed
Sir William Kirkcaldy of Grange (c. 1520 –3 August 1573) was a Scottish politician and soldier who fought for the Scottish Reformation but ended his career holding Edinburgh castle on behalf of Mary, Queen of Scots and was hanged at the conclusion of a long siege.
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Dumbarton Castle, under siege since January 1570, captured by Captain Thomas Crawford
Dumbarton Castle has the longest recorded history of any stronghold in Scotland. It sits on a volcanic plug of basalt known as Dumbarton Rock which is 240 feet (73 m) high and overlooks the Scottish town of Dumbarton.
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Earl of Lennox appointed Regent of Scotland
Matthew Stewart, 4th Earl of Lennox (21 September 1516 – 4 September 1571) was a leader of the Catholic nobility in Scotland.
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