1650 In Scotland
Events from the 1650s in the Kingdom of Scotland. Incumbents *Monarch – Charles II (until his disposition in 1651) * Commonwealth of England from 1651 until the Restoration in 1660 which reinstates Charles II. Events * 1650: ** 21 May – James Graham, 1st Marquess of Montrose executed in Edinburgh after his defeat at the Battle of Carbisdale. ** 29 June – "the Lord General Cromwell went out of London towards the North: and the news of him marching Northward much startled the Scots". Oliver Cromwell leads the New Model Army to Edinburgh. ** 3 September – Battle of Dunbar takes place between Cromwell's Army and the Scottish Covenanters. Cromwell's army wins and the battle results in southern Scotland surrendering to England; it is administered from Dalkeith. * 1651: ** 1 January – Charles II crowned King of Scotland at Scone Palace. ** 20 July – Battle of Inverkeithing: The English Parliamentarian New Model Army, under Major-General John Lambert, defeats a Scot ...
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