Historical place archive

St Andrews in History

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

11 records9 event labels7 people1286โ€“1545

Historical events in St Andrews

1286

April 1286
Interregnum
William Fraser ยท Government of Scotland

William Fraser became one of six Guardians appointed to govern during Margaret's minority.

1290

October 1290
Interregnum
William Fraser ยท Government of Scotland

Fraser warned Edward I that rival claimants might bring civil war to Scotland.

1309

March 1309
Parliament
Robert I the Bruce ยท Government of Scotland

Robert holds his 1st Parliament in St Andrews

1316

November 1316
Death of William Wishart
William Wishart ยท Roman Catholic Church

Death of William Wishart

1412

1412
St Andrews
James I ยท House of Stewart

St Andrews becomes the first Scottish University

1472

1472
St Andrews
James III ยท House of Stewart

St Andrews becomes an Archbishopric & is granted metropolitan status

1539

1539
Archbishop
David Beaton ยท Roman Catholic Church

Appointed Archbishop of St Andrews

1540

22 May 1540
Birth of James Stewart
Mary of Guise ยท House of Stewart

Mary gives birth to James Duke of Rothesay son of James V

1541

20 April 1541
Death of Robert Stewart
Mary of Guise ยท House of Stewart

Mary's younger son Robert Duke of Albany dies in infancy

21 April 1541
Death of James Stewart
Mary of Guise ยท House of Stewart

Mary's son James Duke of Rothesay dies in infancy

1545

1545
Government Policy
David Beaton ยท Government of Scotland

David Beaton supports the Catholic and pro-French direction of Scottish policy during Mary's minority.

Provenance

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These entries are generated from stored World History Database records whose country and place fields match Scotland and St Andrews. Names, dates, event labels and descriptions are reviewed and normalised as the database develops. Historical place names may not match modern administrative boundaries.

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