Events from the year 1305 in the

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: ''Vacant''

Events

* May – a parliament meets in

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to elect the Scottish delegation to the

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parliament. * 5 August –

John de Menteith Sir John Menteith of Ruskie and Knapdale (c. 1275 – c. 1329) was a Scottish nobleman during the Wars of Scottish Independence. He is known for his capture of Sir William Wallace in 1305 and later joined with King Robert I of Scotland and rec ...

, a Scottish knight loyal to King Edward of England, captures

William Wallace Sir William Wallace ( gd, Uilleam Uallas, ; Norman French: ; 23 August 1305) was a Scottish knight who became one of the main leaders during the First War of Scottish Independence. Along with Andrew Moray, Wallace defeated an English army a ...

and turns him over to English soldiers at

Robroyston Robroyston ( gd, Baile Raibeart Ruadh) is a suburb of Glasgow, Scotland, located around 3 miles (5 km) north-east of the city centre. To the north, it directly adjoins Auchinairn (part of Bishopbriggs) in the neighbouring East Dunbartons ...

. * September – parliament meets and spends 20 days drafting an ordinance for Scottish administration.

John of Brittany John of Brittany (french: Jean de Bretagne; c. 1266 – 17 January 1334), 4th Earl of Richmond, was an English nobleman and a member of the Ducal house of Brittany, the House of Dreux. He entered royal service in England under his uncle Ed ...

is appointed to serve as Guardian, assisted by a council of 22 Scottish aristocrats. * Approximate date – Scottish physician Bernard Gordon writes his short treatise ''Lilium medicinae'' which will become the first known book by a Scot to be printed (c. 1480 in Paris).

Deaths

* 23 August – William Wallace, landowner and leader of Scottish resistance. Executed in London.

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Years of the 14th century in Scotland Wars of Scottish Independence {{Scotland-hist-stub

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