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Events from the 1650s in the Kingdom of Scotland.
Incumbents
- Monarch - Charles II from 1649 until his disposition in 1651
- Commonwealth of England from 1651 until the Restoration in 1660 which reinstated Charles II
Events
- 1650:
- 21 May - James Graham, 1st Marquess of Montrose executed in Edinburgh after his defeat at the Battle of Carbisdale.[1]
- June - Oliver Cromwell leads the New Model Army to Edinburgh.[2]
- 3 September - Battle of Dunbar takes place between Cromwell's Army and the Scottish Covenanters. Cromwell's army won and the battle resulted in southern Scotland surrendering to England.[2]
- 1651:
- 1 January - Charles II crowned King of Scotland at Scone Palace.[3]
- 3 September - Battle of Worcester takes place after Charles II raised an army and invaded England. It resulted his defeat by Cromwell and the king escaping abroad.[3]
- 1652: 17 June - A large fire broke out in Glasgow, which destroyed around a third of the city and left approximately 1,000 families homeless.[4]
- 1653: December - Cromwell is made Lord Protector of England, Scotland and Ireland.[5]
- 1658: Cromwell dies and the title of Lord Protector passes to his son, Richard Cromwell.[5]
- 1659: Richard Cromwell forced to resign as Lord Protector.[5]
Births
- 1650:
- Sir James Dalrymple, 1st Baronet, writer and Principal Clerk of Session (d. 1719)[6]
- George Brown, inventor and Arithmetician (d. 1730)[7]
- Henry Erskine, 3rd Lord Cardross, Covenanter (d. 1693)[8]
- 1654: 23 November - George Watson, accountant (d. 1733)[9]
- 1658: 11 April - James Hamilton, 4th Duke of Hamilton, Scottish nobleman (d. 1712)[10]
Deaths
- 1650:
- 21 May - James Graham, 1st Marquess of Montrose (b. 1612)[1]
- 29 October - David Calderwood, divine and historian, (b. 1575)[11]
- 1654: Alexander Ross, writer (b. c.1590)[12]
References
- 1 2 "James Graham, 5th Earl and 1st Marquess of Montrose". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
- 1 2 "Battle of Dunbar". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
- 1 2 "British History Timeline". BBC History. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
- ↑ "17 June 1652 - Great Fire of Glasgow". www.glasgowlife.org.uk. Retrieved 4 July 2017.
- 1 2 3 "What kind of ruler was Oliver Cromwell". The National Archives. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
- ↑ Whitley, Laurence A. B. (2013). A Great Grievance: Ecclesiastical Lay Patronage in Scotland until 1750. Wipf and Stock Publishers. ISBN 9781621896449.
- ↑ "George Brown". National Portrait Gallery. Retrieved 4 July 2017.
- ↑ "The Discovery Service". discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk. Retrieved 4 July 2017.
- ↑ "History of George Watson's College". George Watson College. Retrieved 4 July 2017.
- ↑ "A Young Man in Blue, called Lord Arran (probably Lieutenant-General James Hamilton, Earl of Arran, later 4th Duke of Hamilton KT [1658-1712]) 266921 | National Trust Collections". www.nationaltrustcollections.org.uk. Retrieved 4 July 2017.
- ↑ "David Calderwood - Scottish clergyman". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 4 July 2017.
- ↑ Delisle, Jean; Woodsworth, Judith (2012). Translators through History: Revised edition. John Benjamins Publishing. p. 174. ISBN 9027273812.
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