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Scotland in 1717

Historical records for Scotland in 1717, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.

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3Events
2Named people
1Places
3Categories

Historical records

January

4 January 1717Exile of James Francis Edward StewartJames Francis Edward Stewart

House / House of Stewart

The Triple Alliance forces James Edward Stuart to leave France

May

29 May 1717Reform of CurrencyJohn Law

Paris · Government / Government of Scotland

An edict orders a recoinage registered in the cour des monnaies

Other Events

1717Reform of Pardon PolicyJames Francis Edward Stewart

Warfare / Military

The Act of Pardon is passed in Britain as Scotland is considered pacified

Names involved

James Francis Edward StewartJohn Law

Places involved

Paris

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by record; formal academic citation should be checked against the relevant primary source, archive or specialist historical reference.