Exile of James VII
Goes into exile in France after William of Orange lands at Torbay
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1688 in Scotland
Explore 4 historical events and records for Scotland in 1688.
Historical records for Scotland in 1688
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Birth of James Francis Edward
Birth of James Francis Edward, eldest son of James II of England and his Roman Catholic second wife, Mary of Modena
Death of William Drummond
Death of William Drummond
Siege of Holyrood
Order is restored after James troops fire on the crowd. A mob fearing an Orange plot sack Holyrood Abbey
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