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Scotland in 1488

Historical records for Scotland in 1488, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.

5Records
5Events
2Named people
1Places
2Categories

Historical records

June

11 June 1488Assassination of James IIIJames III

Sauchieburn · House / House of Stewart

Assassinated during the Battle of Sauchieburn

11 June 1488Battle of SauchieburnJames III

Sauchieburn · Warfare / Military

Dies in an effort to suppress a nobles revolt

11 June 1488CoronationJames IV

House / House of Stewart

Crowned King of Scotland

11 June 1488Death of James IIIJames III

Sauchieburn · House / House of Stewart

Death of James III, assassinated during the Battle of Sauchieburn

Other Events

1488MarriageJames IV

House / House of Stewart

Marries Margaret, daughter of Henry VII

Names involved

James IIIJames IV

Places involved

Sauchieburn

Provenance

This page is generated from stored World History Database records matching the exact country and year shown above. Exact duplicate display records are collapsed. Records without a month are listed after the monthly sections. Source provenance varies by record; formal academic citation should be checked against the relevant primary source, archive or specialist historical reference.