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Scotland in 1666

Historical records for Scotland in 1666, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.

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Historical records

February

9 February 1666ExecutionGeorge Douglas-Hamilton Orkney, 1st

Hamilton Palace · House / House of Douglas-Hamilton

Birth of Lord George Douglas-Hamilton was born at Hamilton Palace, the fifth son of Anne Hamilton, 3rd Duchess of Hamilton and William Douglas, Earl of Selkirk

March

9 March 1666Assassination of David RizzioJohn Ruthven Gowrie, 3rd

Holyrood · House / House of Ruthven

Heads a group of armed Lords at the assassination of David Rizzio

November

28 November 1666Battle of Pentland HillsMaitland Lethington, 2nd

Warfare / Military

Battle of Pentland Hills, the Scottish Convenenter revolt led by James Wallace is defeated by the Royalist forces

28 November 1666Battle of Pentland HillsJames Wallace

Pentland · Warfare / Military

Battle of Pentland Hills, the Scottish Convenenter revolt led by James Wallace is defeated by the Royalist forces

Other Events

1666MajorWilliam Drummond Strathallan, 1st

Warfare / Military

Appointed Major General for Scotland by Charles II

1666Reballion of west country intoMaitland Lethington, 2nd

Warfare / Military

Goads the peasants of the west country into rebellion

Names involved

George Douglas-Hamilton Orkney, 1stJames WallaceJohn Ruthven Gowrie, 3rdMaitland Lethington, 2ndWilliam Drummond Strathallan, 1st

Places involved

Hamilton PalaceHolyroodPentland

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by record; formal academic citation should be checked against the relevant primary source, archive or specialist historical reference.