Events from the year 1588 in the

Kingdom of Scotland The Kingdom of Scotland (; , ) was a sovereign state in northwest Europe traditionally said to have been founded in 843. Its territories expanded and shrank, but it came to occupy the northern third of the island of Great Britain, sharing a la ...

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Monarch A monarch is a head of stateWebster's II New College DictionarMonarch Houghton Mifflin. Boston. 2001. p. 707. Life tenure, for life or until abdication, and therefore the head of state of a monarchy. A monarch may exercise the highest authority ...

– James VI

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* 6 February – General Assembly of the Church of Scotland called to defend against the

Spanish Armada The Spanish Armada (a.k.a. the Enterprise of England, es, Grande y Felicísima Armada, links=no, lit=Great and Most Fortunate Navy) was a Spanish fleet that sailed from Lisbon in late May 1588, commanded by the Duke of Medina Sidonia, an aris ...

. * 12 August – the fleeing

sails past the

Firth of Forth The Firth of Forth () is the estuary, or firth, of several Scottish rivers including the River Forth. It meets the North Sea with Fife on the north coast and Lothian on the south. Name ''Firth'' is a cognate of ''fjord'', a Norse word meani ...

, and the English call off their pursuit. Much of the Spanish fleet is destroyed by storms as it sails for home around Scotland and

Ireland Ireland ( ; ga, Éire ; Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean, in Northwestern Europe, north-western Europe. It is separated from Great Britain to its east by the North Channel (Grea ...

. On 27 September, '' El Gran Grifón'' is wrecked on Fair Isle; and on 5 November the ''

San Juan de Silicia The ''San Juan de Sicilia'' was one of the 130 ships that formed the ill-fated Spanish Armada of 1588. The ship was originally known as the ''Brod Martolosi'', before it was seized to form part of the navy. It was one of 10 ships forming the Levan ...

'' is said to have been destroyed by explosion having sought shelter off

Tobermory, Mull Tobermory (; gd, Tobar Mhoire) is the capital of, and until 1973 the only burgh on, the Isle of Mull in the Scottish Inner Hebrides. It is located on the east coast of Mishnish, the most northerly part of the island, near the northern entrance ...

. * ''date unknown'' – Hamilton Academy founded as a grammar school in Lanarkshire (closed

1972 Within the context of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) it was the longest year ever, as two leap seconds were added during this 366-day year, an event which has not since been repeated. (If its start and end are defined using Solar time, me ...

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* 15 May – John Moore, planter in Ulster (died

1648 in Ireland Events from the year 1648 in Ireland. Incumbent *Monarch: Charles I Events *March – Murrough O'Brien, 1st Earl of Inchiquin changes sides and declares for the King. *September – open breach between Owen Roe O'Neill and Confederate Council. *Se ...

) * David Forrester, divine (died

1633 Events January–March * January 20 – Galileo Galilei, having been summoned to Rome on orders of Pope Urban VIII, leaves for Florence for his journey. His carriage is halted at Ponte a Centino at the border of Tuscany, where ...

)

Deaths

*Between 1 April & 5 November – George Gordon, bishop of Galloway * 16 July – Agnes Keith, Countess of Moray (born c.

1540 Year 1540 ( MDXL) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. Events January–June * January 6 – King Henry VIII marries Anne of Cleves, his fourth Queen consort; the ma ...

) * 4 August –

Archibald Douglas, 8th Earl of Angus Archibald Douglas, 8th Earl of Angus and 5th Earl of Morton (15554 August 1588) was the son of David, 7th Earl of Angus. He succeeded to the title and estates in 1558, being brought up by his uncle, James Douglas, 4th Earl of Morton, a Presby ...

(born

1555 Year 1555 ( MDLV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. Events January–June * January 22 – The Kingdom of Ava in Upper Burma falls. * February 2 – The Diet o ...

) * 4 November –

Robert Mor Munro, 15th Baron of Foulis Robert Mor Munro, 15th Baron of Foulis (died 1588), and 18th chief of the Clan Munro was a 16th-century Scottish chief. He was known as Robert ''Mor'' on account of his large stature. He was the eldest son of Robert Munro, 14th Baron of Foulis. Alt ...

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