Scotland

5. Give a brief history of Scotland from the 14th through 16th centuries.

Scotland during the 14th through 16th centuries was a very busy time period.  In 1314, Robert the I of Scotland battled England at the battle of Bannockburn to win Scottish independence.  The Declaration of Arbroath was written in 1320 to seal the deal that Scotland was a free, sovereign country.  "The Pope had not accepted Scottish independence, perhaps partially because Robert the Bruce had been excommunicated for killing John Comyn in a church in Dumfries in 1306" (Scotland).  The Treat of Edinburg-Northhampton was signed in 1342 by leaders of England and Scotland to end the first battle of Scottish Independence.   Robert the II of Scotland was proclaimed the first Stewart king in 1371.  In 1402, England and Scotland battle at Battle of Nesbit Moore and the Battle of Humbleton Hill.  In both battles, England overcomes the Scots.  In 1493, the Lord of the Isles was expunged.  The Lord of the Isles was a group of rulers from the Vikings and the Middle Ages in Scotland.  The Education Act of 1496 was established in Scotland to ensure that whoever was to be a major leader, would have gone through mandatory schooling.  In 1513, the Battle of Flodden Field took place when James IV and the Scottish attacked the English army.  This also ended in an English victory.  In 1568, Mary the Queen of Scots runs away from her loss at the Battle of Langside.  In 1578, James VI takes over the government. Mary the Queen of Scots is beheaded by request from Queen Elizabeth I in 1587.  In 1592, Scotland changes it's religion to Presbyterianism.  


"Scotland: The Declaration of Arbroath." Web. 13 May 2010. <http://www.geo.ed.ac.uk/home/scotland/arbroath.html>.
"Timeline of Scottish History." Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia. Web. 13 May 2010. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_Scottish_history#14th_century_-_15th_century>.