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Scotland in 1611

Historical records for Scotland in 1611, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.

3Records
3Events
2Named people
1Places
3Categories

Historical records

Other Events

1611Arrest of Andrew MelvilleAndrew Melville

Tower of London · Religion / Church of England

Released & leaves for France, does not return

1611Reform of Church GovernanceJames VI

Government / Government of Scotland

Had increased the number of Scottish Bishops to 11 & created 2 Archbishoprics

1611Reform of Legal SystemJames VI

Religion / Roman Catholic Church

2 Courts of High Commission are established to help Bishops enforce ecclesiastical law

Names involved

Andrew MelvilleJames VI

Places involved

Tower of London

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by record; formal academic citation should be checked against the relevant primary source, archive or specialist historical reference.