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FREEMAN'S HISTORICAL COURSE FOR SCHOOLS.
HISTORY
OF
SCOTLAND
BY
MARGARET MACARTHUR.
EDITED BY
Edward A. Freeman , D.C.L.
Edition Adapted for American Students.
_
NEW YORK
HENRY HOLT AND COMPANY
1874

Entered according to Act of Congress, in the Year 1874, by
HENRY HOLT,
In the Office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington.

CONTENTS.
PAGE.
CHAPTER I.
THE GAELIC PERIOD

CHAPTER II.

THE ENGLISH PERIOD

CHAPTER III.

THE STRUGGLE FOR INDEPENDENCE

CHAPTER IV.

THE INDEPENDENT KINGDOM

CHAPTER V.

THE JAMESES

CHAPTER VI.

THE REFORMATION

CHAPTER VII.

THE UNION OF THE CROWNS

CHAPTER VIII.

AFTER THE UNION

CHRONOLOGICALTABLE.
The Gaelic Period.
A.D.
Agricola's Invasion80
Severus' Invasion208
Founding of Dalriada by the Scotsabout 503
Founding of Northumberland by Ida547
Union of Picts and Scots843
Commendation to Eadward924
Battle of Brunanburh937
Battle of Carham1018
Cnut's Invasion1031
Malcolm Canmore King1057
William's Invasion1073
Malcolm slain1093

The English Period, 1097-1286.

Eadgar1097
Alexander I.1107
David1124
Battle of the Standard1138
Malcolm IV.1153
William the Lion1165
Capture at Alnwick1174
Treaty of Falaise1174
Council of Northampton1176
Treaty with Richard I.1189
Alexander II.1214
Border-line fixed1222
Council at York1237
Alexander III.1249
Battle of Largs1263
Man and the Sudereys annexed1266
Death of Alexander III.1286

The Struggle for Independence , to 1314.

Queen Margaret1286
Treaty of Brigham1290
Margaret dies1290
Council meets at Norham, 3rd June1291
Judgment given at Berwick, 11th November1292
John crowned King1292
Edward's first Conquest1296
Rising of Wallace1297
Surrender at Irvine1297
Battle of Stirling, 11th September1297
Battle of Falkirk1298
Edward's second Conquest1303
Capture of Wallace1305
Robert Bruce crowned King, 27th March1306
Death of Edward1307
Battle of Bannockburn, 24th June1314

The Independent Kingdom, 1314-1424.

Parliament at Cambuskenneth1326
Peace of Northampton1328
David II.1329
Edward Balliol's Invasion1332
Battle of Halidon Hill1333
Capture of David1346
His release1347
Invasion of Edward III.1356
Robert II.1370
Raid of Otterburn1388
Robert III.1390
Fight on North Inch1396
Invasion of Henry IV.1400
Battle of Homildon Hill1402
Capture of the Earl of Carrick1405
Robert III. dies1406
Burning of Reseby1408
St. Andrews University founded1408
Battle of Harlaw, 24th July1411
Albany the Regent dies1419

The Jameses, 1424-1557.

James I. crowned King1424
Parliament at Inverness1427
Murder of the King1436
James II.1436
Murder of the Douglases1439
Murder of William, Earl of Douglas1452
Battle of Arkinholm1454
The King slain at Roxburgh1460
James III.1460
Orkney and Shetland annexed1469
St. Andrews raised to an Archbishopric1471
Revolt of Lauder Bridge1482
Battle of Sauchieburn1488
James IV.1488
Marriage of James to Margaret Tudor1502
Lordship of the Isles broken up1504
Battle of Flodden, 9th September1513
James V.1513
"Erection" of the King1524
Fall of Angus1528
Rout at Solway Moss1542
Mary1542
Hertford's first Invasion1544
Hertford's second Invasion1545
Burning of George Wishart1545
Murder of Beaton1545
Battle of Pinkie1547
Mary sails for France1548
First marriage of Mary, 24th April1558

The Reformation Period, 1557-1603.

The "First Covenant" signed1557
Burning of Walter Mill1558
Religious riots1559
Treaty of Berwick1560
Reformation Statutes passed1560
Return of the Queen1561
Battle of Corrichie1562
Second marriage of Mary, 29th July1565
Murder of Rizzio1566
Murder of Darnley, 9th February1567
Third Marriage of Mary, 15th May1567
Surrender at Carberry, 15th June1567
Abdication of Mary1567
James VI. crowned1567
Battle of Langside, 13th May1568
Conference at York begins, October1568
Murder of Murray the Regent1570
Taking of Dunbarton, 2nd April1571
Parliament at Stirling, 4th September1571
Lennox the Regent slain1571
Episcopacy revived1572
Death of John Knox, 24th November1572
Death of Mar the Regent, 24th November1572
Surrender of Edinburgh Castle1573
The King rules alone, 4th March1578
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