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Jan 1, 1567
King James VI (aged 13 months) is crowned at the Church of the Holy Rude, beside Stirling Castle
He was crowned, duh -
Jan 1, 1568
Mary Queen of Scots flees to England following the defeat of her army at the Battle of Langside near Glasgow
After the battle, Mary fled south. She spent her last night in Scotland at Dundrennan Abbey, near Kirkcudbright (an event commemorated by Dundrennan Road in Battlefield) before crossing to England to face captivity and eventual execution. -
Jan 1, 1578
James VI takes over government from his regent James Douglas.
The son of Mary Queen of Scots and her second husband, Lord Darnley, he succeeded to the Scottish throne on the enforced abdication of his mother and assumed power in 1583 -
Jan 1, 1582
Establishment of the University of Edinburgh by Royal Charter.
The university played an important role in leading Edinburgh to its reputation as a chief intellectual centre during the Age of Enlightenment, and helped give the city the nickname of the Athens of the north. -
Mary is beheaded by the order of Queen Elizabeth I of England
Mary was following catholic plots against her -
Presbyterianism becomes the established form of church government in Scotland by Act of Parliament.
His education, was weighted with strong Presbyterian and Calvinist political doctrine, and his character, highly intelligent and sensitive, but also fundamentally shallow, vain, and exhibitionist, reacted violently to this. -
The Gregorian Calendar is adopted in Scotland. The year begins on 1st January instead of 25th March
They have a normal calender now -
The Union of the Crowns James VI of Scotland becomes James I of England.
He changes his name. -
John Napier invents logarithms and publishes a book promoting their use in mathematics.
Scottish mathematician John Napier publishes his theory of logarithms simplifying calculations for navigators. -
James VI forces episcopacy on the Church of Scotland through the Five Articles of Perth.
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James VI dies. His son Charles I becomes king of England and Scotland
