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Scotland

King Robert II crowned at Scone

1371

King Robert II crowned at Scone

Scotland

Robert II (2 March 1316 – 19 April 1390) was King of Scots from 1371 to his death in 1390. The son of Walter Stewart, 6th High Steward of Scotland, and Marjorie, daughter of King …

King Robert II Stuart of Scotland crowned

1371

King Robert II Stuart of Scotland crowned

Scotland

King Robert the Second ascended to the throne of Scotland on 22 February 1371 and was crowned at Scone Abbey on 26 March 1371. He was the first monarch of the Stuart dynasty to …

King James I, born

1394

King James I, born

Scotland

James I (late July 1394 – 21 February 1437) was King of Scots from 1406 until his assassination in 1437. The youngest of three sons, he was born in Dunfermline Abbey to King Robert …

Battle of Harlaw Hill

1411

Battle of Harlaw Hill

Scotland

The Battle of Harlaw (Scottish Gaelic: Cath Gairbheach) was a Scottish clan battle fought on 24 July 1411 just north of Inverurie in Aberdeenshire. It was one of a series of …

Coronation of King James II of Scotland.

1437

Coronation of King James II of Scotland.

Scotland

James II of Scotland was crowned on March 25, 1437. This event took place at the Holyrood Abbey in Edinburgh, following the assassination of his father, James I of Scotland, in …

Walter Bower, Scottish chronicler (b. 1385), died

1449

Walter Bower, Scottish chronicler (b. 1385), died

Scotland

Walter Bower ( c. 1385 – 24 December 1449) was a Scottish canon regular and abbot of Inchcolm Abbey in the Firth of Forth, who is noted as a chronicler of his era. He was born …