On This Day in Scottish History
20 August – Battles, kings, treaties, and the events that shaped Scotland, told through the dates they happened.
No events recorded for 20 August – yet.
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Aug22
Battle of the Standard – Scots invade England
1138 · Northallerton, England
Aug23
William Wallace executed in London
1305 · London / Glasgow
Aug25
Alexander III marries Yolande of Dreux
1278 · Jedburgh Abbey
Aug30
Education Act – Scotland leads the world
1870 · Scotland
Sep3
Battle of Dunbar – Cromwell crushes Scotland
1650 · Dunbar, East Lothian
Sep9
Battle of Flodden – Scotland's darkest hour
1513 · Flodden, Northumberland
Sep11
Battle of Stirling Bridge
1297 · Stirling
Sep14
Battle of Homildon Hill
1402 · Homildon Hill, Northumberland
Sep17
Jacobites capture Edinburgh
1745 · Edinburgh
Sep18
Scottish Independence Referendum
2014 · Scotland-wide
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