On This Day in Scottish History
22 May – Battles, kings, treaties, and the events that shaped Scotland, told through the dates they happened.
No events recorded for 22 May – yet.
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May24
Viscount Dundee raises the Jacobite standard
1689 · Dundee
May29
Charles II restored – Scotland's ordeal under Cromwell ends
1660 · London / Edinburgh
May30
Siege of Inverness Castle by Clan MacDonald
1431 · Inverness
Jun1
Battle of Drumclog – Covenanters defeat Government forces
1679 · Drumclog, Lanarkshire
Jun6
James IV signs a treaty with France – the road to Flodden
1513 · Edinburgh
Jun11
Battle of Sauchieburn – James III killed
1488 · Stirling
Jun14
Battle of Naseby – Scottish impact on the English Civil War
1645 · Naseby / Scotland
Jun18
Battle of Waterloo – Highland regiments charge
1815 · Waterloo / Scotland
Jun19
James VI born at Edinburgh Castle
1566 · Edinburgh Castle
Jun23
Battle of Bannockburn begins
1314 · Bannockburn, Stirling
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