Events from the year 1582 in the Kingdom of Scotland. Monarch – James VI 22 August – Raid of Ruthven: a political conspiracy of Presbyterian nobles abduct...

1582 (MDLXXXII) was a common year starting on Monday in the Julian calendar, and a common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of...

William Lithgow (c. 1582 – c. 1645) was a Scottish traveller, writer, poet and alleged spy. He claimed at the end of his various peregrinations to have...

Scotland (Scots: Scotland; Scottish Gaelic: Alba) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It contains nearly one-third of the United Kingdom's...

the kidnapping of King James VI of Scotland, was a political conspiracy in Scotland which took place on 23 August 1582. It was composed of several Presbyterian...

Douglas, 7th Earl of Morton (1582 – 7 August 1648) was a grandson of the 6th Earl of Morton. He was Treasurer of Scotland, and a zealous Royalist. He was...

This article presents lists of the literary events and publications in 1582. February – Meleager, a Latin play on the mythological figure of Meleager...

events from the 1580s in Scotland. Monarch of Scotland James VI (1567–1625) Treaty of Berwick Lynch, Michael (1992). Scotland: A New History. Pimlico...

Crichton (19 August 1560 – 3 July 1582), was an alleged Scottish polymath noted for his extraordinary accomplishments in languages, the arts, and sciences...

1st Earl of Queensberry (c. 1582–1640), Scottish nobleman William Douglas, 1st Duke of Queensberry (1637–1695), Scottish nobleman and politician, grandson...

1986), Scottish rugby union player John Barclay (poet) (1582–1621), Scottish satirist and Latin poet John Barclay (anatomist) (1758–1826), Scottish anatomist...

founded in 1582 and now one of three in the city, is considered one of the best research institutions in the world. The financial centre of Scotland, Edinburgh...

The Gregorian calendar is the calendar used in most parts of the world. It went into effect in October 1582 following the papal bull Inter gravissimas...

1471 to 1496), German 1582/1585: Pir Roshan (born 1525), Pashtun warrior poet and intellectual who wrote in Persian and Arabic 1582/1583: Alexander Scott...

January 1582 – 15 August 1621) was a Scottish writer, satirist and Neo-Latin poet. He was born in Pont-à-Mousson, Lorraine, France, where his Scottish-born...

were established in Edinburgh in the 1540s would eventually become the University of Edinburgh in 1582. A university briefly existed in Fraserburgh between...

The recorded history of Scotland begins with the arrival of the Roman Empire in the 1st century, when the province of Britannia reached as far north as...

to leave Scotland. On 19 September 1582, during James's imprisonment, John Craig, whom the king had personally appointed royal chaplain in 1579, rebuked...

granted by James VI in April 1582, and instruction began under the charge of theologian Robert Rollock in October 1583. As the first Scottish university to...

Kingdom of Scotland (Scottish Gaelic: Rìoghachd na h-Alba; Scots: Kinrick o Scotland, Norn: Kongungdum Skotland) was a sovereign state in northwest Europe...

locomotive Phineas Fisher, an unidentified hacktivist Phineas Fletcher (1582–1650), Scottish-English poet Phineas Gage (1823–1860), American railroad construction...

Events from the year 2024 in Scotland. First Minister Humza Yousaf (until 7 May 2024 ) John Swinney (starting 8 May 2024) Secretary of State: Alister...

The Scottish Episcopal Church began as a distinct church in 1582, when the Church of Scotland rejected episcopal government (by bishops) and adopted a...

his history of Scotland—published in Latin as Rerum Scoticarum Historia in 1582—most of whom are now considered by historians to be figures of legend,...

Shires of Scotland (Scottish Gaelic: Siorrachdan na h-Alba; Scots: Scots coonties), or Counties of Scotland, were historic subdivisions of Scotland. The shires...

Sir Henry Knollys of Kingsbury, Warwickshire (ca. 1542 – 21 December 1582) was an English courtier, privateer and Member of Parliament. He was born the...

Parliament of Scotland, which was in existence until 1707. List of acts of the Parliament of Scotland from 1424 List of acts of the Parliament of Scotland from...

Royal Arms of Scotland, have been codified in heraldry, and are established, official, and recognised symbols of Scotland. Flower of Scotland is popularly...

George Buchanan (Scottish Gaelic: Seòras Bochanan; February 1506 – 28 September 1582) was a Scottish historian and humanist scholar. According to historian...

Events from the year 2023 in Scotland. First Minister Nicola Sturgeon (until 28 March) Humza Yousaf (starting 29 March) Secretary of State – Alister Jack...