1567 in History

Mary Queen of Scots is forced to abdicate & name James her succesor

Marys supporters are defeated, she is imprisoned & forced to abdicate

Imprisoned in Edinburgh, sent to Loch Leven then forced to abdicate in July

Abdicates in favor of her infant son James

Appointed Regent of Scotland after the abdication of Queen Mary at Loch Leven

Mary seeks aid from Elizabeth & France

Elizabeth supports Mary if France does not intervene

The Lords of the Council try to arrest Bothwell but Mary surrenders & Bothwell escapes

Leads a force to Carberry Hill & demands Bothwells surrender from Mary

Mary Queen of Scots arrives in England & spends the rest of her life under arrest

Intercepts Mary with 800 men & takes her to Dunbar Castle informing her of a rebellion

Mary Queen of Scots arrives in England & spends the rest of her life under arrest

Mary is sent into captivity in Loch Leven Castle, while her Protestant half-brother, James Stewart, Earl of Moray is appointed Regent on behalf of his nephew

Imprisoned in Edinburgh, sent to Loch Leven then forced to abdicate in July

Assassination of Lord Darnley

Writes a letter to Mary saying Darnleys assassins should be arrested & punished

Blows up Darnleys house

Contracts syphilis & is brought to a house at Kirk oField in Edinburgh by Queen Mary

Assassinated in a plot led by James Bothwell, Mary Queen of Scots 3rd husband. Assassinated in a plot believed to have been led by Bothwell

Sigismund II Augustus signs the Act of Lublin

Requests Ambassador Throckmorton threaten the Scots with war if Mary is not released

Attends the closing session of Parliament

Flees to Orkney, Shetland & then to Norway

Make the Confession of Faith a test for every office holder of the crown. Makes Parliament re-enact reformist religious legislation

28 Lords & prelates sign a docuement supporting Bothwells marriage to Mary

Mary authorizes Bothwells divorce from his wife, a week later they are married. Divorces Lady Jean

Marries Queen Mary after allegedly raping her at Dunbar & forcing her consent

Escorted by Bothwell to Dunbar Castle believing there may be a rebellion in Edinburgh

Intercepted by Bothwell with 800 men on her return to Edinburgh

Authorizes Bothwells divorce from Lady Jean Gordon & a week later marries him

Marries the Earl of Bothwell at the Great Hall of Holyrood

Makes Parliament re-enact reformist religious legislation

Written by Mary to Bothwell. Treasonable letters are taken from 1 of Bothwells servants

Moves James from Stirling to Holyrood amid rumours Lennox plans to make Darnley Regent

Moves Prince James from Glasgow to Stirling Castle

Informs Mary of a suspected plot by Darnley to seize James & control the Government

Make the Confession of Faith a test for every office holder of the crown. Makes Parliament re-enact reformist religious legislation

Mary is taken into the control of her opponents after Carberry Hill, weakening her position as queen.

Akbar begins the siege of Chittor, targeting a major fortress of Mewar during Mughal expansion into Rajputana.

Tournai surreders to the Spanish, the ringleaders are executed

Valenciennes surreders to the Spanish, the ringleaders are executed

Surrenders to the Earl of Moray at Carberry Hill

Summons six Earls to London to listen to Murrays charges against Queen Mary

Marys trial is moved to Hampton Court. Mary is tried at a tribunal as the Queen of Scotland

Brought to trial for the assassination of Lord Darnley & acquitted

Mary does not attend as she wishes to be heard directly by Elizabeth. Elizabeth summons 6 Earls to hear Murrays accusations against Queen Mary,

Sigismund II Augustus signs the Act of Lublin

Sigismund II Augustus signs the Act of Lublin

Death of Henry Stewart, Earl of Darnley, assassinated

Mary Queen of Scots & Bothwell are defeated & Mary arrested

Morton leads a force out of Edinburgh, confronts Mary & demands Bothwells surrender

Taken back to Edinburgh by the Lords of Congregation. Marys supporters are defeated, she is imprisoned & forced to abdicate. Marys half brother, James, Earl of Moray, becomes Regent for her infant son, James VI. Defeated without a fight

The Calvinists are defeated

The Calvinists are defeated

The Calvinists are defeated

Scotlands 1st Protestant coronation, the "mother tongue" of Scotland is used. Scotlands 1st Protestant coronation. Crowned in accordance with Protestant rites in Holyrood Church

Marys son James VI is crowned in Holyood, Stirling