Historical place archive

Loch Leven in History

Browse historical events and people recorded at Loch Leven in Scotland. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.

8 records4 event labels2 people1567–1568

Historical events in Loch Leven

1567

1567
Arrest of Mary of Scots
Mary of Scots · House of Stewart

Mary escapes to Hamilton & rallies her supporters. A mob attacks Marr, the committee of public safety sends her to Loch Leven

1567
Committee of Public Safety
Mary of Scots · House of Stewart

A mob attacks Marr, the committee of public safety sends her to Loch Leven

16 June 1567
Arrest of Mary of Scots
Mary of Scots · House of Stewart

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

30 July 1567
Abdication
Mary of Scots · House of Stewart

Abdicates in favor of her infant son James

1568

1568
Arrest of Archibald Campbell
Archibald Campbell · House of Campbell

Leads a force which assists Queen Marys escape from Loch Leven

1568
Arrest of Mary of Scots
Mary of Scots · House of Stewart

Mary escapes, heading west to the country of the Hamiltons, high among her remaining supporters, with the determination to restore her rights as queen. For the next 19 years Mary lives in strict confinement

May 1568
Arrest of Mary of Scots
Mary of Scots · House of Stewart

Mary escapes, heading west to the country of the Hamiltons, high among her remaining supporters, with the determination to restore her rights as queen

2 May 1568
Arrest of Mary of Scots
Mary of Scots · House of Stewart

Escapes from Loch Leven & joins the supporters of Hamilton & Argyll

Provenance

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