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Scotland in 1584

Name: Scotland in 1584 historical records
Creator: World History Database

Historical records for Scotland in 1584, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.

6Records

6Events

5Named people

4Places

2Categories

Historical records

May

2 May 1584ExecutionWilliam Ruthven Gowrie, 1st Earl

Stirling · Government / Government of Scotland

Executed for treason after renewed plotting following the Raid of Ruthven

18 May 1584Secretary of ScotlandJohn Maitland Thirlestane, 1st Lord

Edinburgh · Government / Government of Scotland

Appointed Secretary of Scotland during James VI's consolidation of authority

22 May 1584Black ActsJames Stuart VI

Edinburgh · House / House of Stewart

Presides over the parliament associated with the Black Acts against Presbyterian independence

Other Events

1584Exile of John ErskineJohn Erskine Mar, 2nd Earl

England · Government / Government of Scotland

Flees into England after the fall of the Ruthven faction

1584Exile of ErskineErskine Mar, 2nd

Government / Government of Scotland

Flees to England after James VIs escape

1584Siege of Stirling CastleErskine Mar, 2nd

Stirling Castle · Government / Government of Scotland

Conspires with Thomas Lyon to capture Stirling Castle

Names involved

Erskine Mar, 2ndJames Stuart VIJohn Erskine Mar, 2nd EarlJohn Maitland Thirlestane, 1st LordWilliam Ruthven Gowrie, 1st Earl

Places involved

EdinburghEnglandStirlingStirling Castle

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varies by record; formal academic citation should be checked against the relevant primary source, archive or specialist historical reference.