Events from the 1660s in the
Kingdom of Scotland
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.
Incumbents
*
Monarch
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–
Charles II (since May 29, 1660)
Events
* 1660:
** 1 January – Colonel
George Monck
George Monck, 1st Duke of Albemarle JP KG PC (6 December 1608 – 3 January 1670) was an English soldier, who fought on both sides during the Wars of the Three Kingdoms. A prominent military figure under the Commonwealth, his support was cruc ...
with his
regiment
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In Medieval Europe, the term "regiment" denoted any large body of front-line soldiers, recruited or conscript ...
crosses from Scotland to England at the village of
Coldstream
Coldstream ( gd, An Sruthan Fuar , sco, Caustrim) is a town and civil parish in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland. A former burgh, Coldstream is the home of the Coldstream Guards, a regiment in the British Army.
Description
Coldstream l ...
and advances towards London in support of the
English Restoration
The Restoration of the Stuart monarchy in the kingdoms of England, Scotland and Ireland took place in 1660 when King Charles II returned from exile in continental Europe. The preceding period of the Protectorate and the civil wars came to ...
.
** 29 May – Charles II is crowned King of England, Scotland and Ireland.
** 21 December – ''
Mercurius Caledonius
The ''Mercurius Caledonius - Comprising The Affairs now in Agitation in Scotland With A Survey of Forraign Intelligence'' was arguably Scotland's first newspaper. It was founded in Edinburgh in 1660 by the playwright Thomas Sydserf, the son of ...
'' established in Edinburgh, the first example of a newspaper in Scotland, running until 1661.
* 1661:
** April –
Great Scottish Witch Hunt of 1661–62 begins.
* 1663:
** 28 September – The murder of Alexander MacDonald, 12th of Keppoch and his brother Ranald by their cousins, known as the
Keppoch murders
The Keppoch Murders ( gd, Murt na Ceapaich) is the name given to the murders of Alexander MacDonald, 12th of Keppoch and his brother Ranald by rival claimants to the chieftainship of the MacDonalds of Keppoch. The murders took place on September ...
.
* 1664:
**
Methven Castle
Methven Castle is a privately owned 17th-century house situated east of Methven, in Perth and Kinross, Scotland.
History
The lands of Methven were owned by the Mowbray family from the 12th century. The Mowbrays supported the claim of John Ball ...
built.
* 1666:
** 28 November –
Battle of Rullion Green
The Battle of Rullion Green took place on 28 November 1666, near the Pentland Hills, in Midlothian, Scotland. It was the only significant battle of the Pentland Rising, a brief revolt by Covenanter dissidents against the Scottish government.
...
, part of the Pentland Rising, a failed uprising by the
Covenanters.
* 1667:
** 1 May – A
Dutch
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* Dutch people ()
* Dutch language ()
Dutch may also refer to:
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* Dutch, West Virginia, a community in the United States
* Pennsylvania Dutch Country
People E ...
flotilla
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under
Admiral van Ghent enters the
Firth of Forth as part of the
First Anglo-Dutch War
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.
**
Archibald Campbell, 9th Earl of Argyll
Archibald Campbell, 9th Earl of Argyll (26 February 1629 – 30 June 1685) was a Scottish peer and soldier.
The hereditary chief of Clan Campbell, and a prominent figure in Scottish politics, he was a Royalist supporter during the latter stage ...
, is granted Kinlochkilkerran on which he will develop
Campbeltown.
* 1669:
** 7 June:
King Charles grants the 'First Indulgence', allowing moderate Presbyterian ministers to be reappointed to their livings.
** 2 August:
John Maitland, Earl of Lauderdale, is granted the royal appointment of
Lord High Commissioner to the Parliament of Scotland.
** 19 October: The
Parliament of Scotland
The Parliament of Scotland ( sco, Pairlament o Scotland; gd, Pàrlamaid na h-Alba) was the legislature of the Kingdom of Scotland from the 13th century until 1707. The parliament evolved during the early 13th century from the king's council o ...
opens its first new session in six years (although two Conventions of Estates have been held briefly in 1665 and 1667). The session is opened in
Edinburgh
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by Charles in his capacity as
King of Scotland and closes in December. Legislation passed includes:
[
*** Act of Supremacy, recognising the King's authority over the Kirk
*** Militia Act, giving the King power to raise 20,000 men in Scotland.
*** Act against ]conventicle
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s.
*** Act for annexation of Orkney and Shetland to the Crown.
Births
* 1661:
** 6 October – William Dunbar
William Dunbar (born 1459 or 1460 – died by 1530) was a Scottish makar, or court poet, active in the late fifteenth and early sixteenth centuries. He was closely associated with the court of King James IV and produced a large body of work i ...
, bishop (d. 1746
Events
January–March
* January 8 – The Young Pretender Charles Edward Stuart occupies Stirling, Scotland.
* January 17 – Battle of Falkirk Muir: British Government forces are defeated by Jacobite forces.
* February ...
)
* 1662:
** 15 February – James Renwick, Covenanter (executed 1688)
** 5 August – James Anderson James Anderson may refer to:
Arts
*James Anderson (American actor) (1921–1969), American actor
*James Anderson (author) (1936–2007), British mystery writer
*James Anderson (English actor) (born 1980), British actor
* James Anderson (filmmaker) ...
, lawyer and historian (d. 1728
Events
January–March
* January 5 – The '' Real y Pontificia Universidad de San Gerónimo de la Habana'', the oldest university in Cuba, is founded in Havana.
* January 9 – The coronation of Peter II as the Tsar of t ...
)
** 19 November – John Campbell, 2nd Earl of Breadalbane and Holland
John Campbell, 2nd Earl of Breadalbane and Holland (19 November 1662 – 23 February 1752) a Scottish nobleman born in Breadalbane to John Campbell, 1st Earl of Breadalbane and Holland and Lady Mary Rich. In 1685 he married Lady Frances Cavendish ...
, politician (d. 1752
In the British Empire, it was the only leap year with 355 days, as September 3–13 were skipped when the Empire adopted the Gregorian calendar.
Events January–March
* January 1 – The British Empire (except Scotland, which h ...
)
** 18 December – James Douglas, 2nd Duke of Queensberry
James Douglas, 2nd Duke of Queensberry and 1st Duke of Dover (18 December 16626 July 1711) was a Scottish nobleman.
Life
He was the eldest son of William Douglas, 1st Duke of Queensberry and his wife Isabel Douglas, daughter of William Douglas ...
politician (d. 1711)
* 1663:
** 8 May – Lord James Murray
Lord James Murray (8 May 1663 – 30 December 1719), was a Scottish Member of Parliament.
Murray was the third son of John Murray, 1st Marquess of Atholl, by Lady Amelia Anne Sophia, daughter of James Stanley, 7th Earl of Derby, and was born at K ...
, English-born politician (d. 1719)
* 1664:
** 14 September – John Blackadder, soldier (died 1729
Events
January–March
* January 8 – Frederick, the eldest son of King George II of Great Britain is made Prince of Wales at the age of 21, a few months after he comes to Britain for the first time after growing up in Hano ...
)
* 1665:
** 25 December – Lady Grizel Baillie
Lady Grizel Baillie, ''née'' Hume, (25 December 1665 – 6 December 1746) was a Scottish gentlewoman and songwriter. Her accounting ledgers, in which she kept details about her household for more than 50 years, provide information about soci ...
, songwriter (d. 1746
Events
January–March
* January 8 – The Young Pretender Charles Edward Stuart occupies Stirling, Scotland.
* January 17 – Battle of Falkirk Muir: British Government forces are defeated by Jacobite forces.
* February ...
)
Deaths
* 1661:
** 27 May – Archibald Campbell, 1st Marquess of Argyll, nobleman, executed in Edinburgh for treason (b. 1607)
** 18 August – Robert Gordon of Straloch, poet, mathematician, antiquary and geographer (b. 1580)
* 1662:
** 3 September – Beatrix Leslie
Beatrix Leslie (c. 1577 – 3 September 1661) was a Scottish midwife executed for witchcraft. In 1661 she was accused of causing the collapse of a coal pit through witchcraft. Little is known about her life before that, although there are report ...
, midwife, executed for witchcraft (b. c.1577)Thomas Bruce, 1st Earl of Elgin
Thomas Bruce, 1st Earl of Elgin, 3rd Lord Bruce of Kinloss (2 December 1599 – 21 December 1663), of Houghton House in the parish of Maulden in Bedfordshire, was a Scottish nobleman.
Early life
Born in Edinburgh in 1599, Thomas Bruce was the s ...
, nobleman (b. 1599)
References
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