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17 |
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August |
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1424 |
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Battle
of
Verneuil
sur
Avre
during
the
Hundred
Years
War.
French
and
Scottish
forces
were
defeated
by
the
English
with
losses
of
around
9,000
and
John
Stewart,
Earl
of
Buchan
and
Sir
Archibald
Douglas
were
killed
along
with
many
French
nobles.
In
France
this
is
considered
by
some
as
important
as
Agincourt.
Les
Valois
directs
Multimap.com
Verneuil
sur
Avre
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17 |
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August |
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1560 |
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The
Scottish
Parliament
ratifies
the
25
Articles
of
the
Scots
Confession,
leading
the
way
to
the
Scottish
Reformation.
2010
was
the
450th
Anniversary.
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17 |
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August |
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1876 |
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James
Eric
Drummond,
7th
Earl
of
Perth,
born.
He
was
a
diplomat
and
the
first
General
Secretary
of
the
League
of
Nations.
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17 |
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August |
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2010 |
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Bill
Millin,
piper
to
Lord
Lovat
at
D
Day,
died,
aged
88.
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18 |
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August |
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1746 |
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Arthur
Elphinstone,
Lord
Balmerino,
was
beheaded
at
Tower
Hill
for
his
part
in
the
'45
Rising.
On
the
scaffold
he
said
"I
am
afraid
there
are
some
who
may
think
my
behaviour
bold;"
and,
speaking
to
a
gentleman
near
him,
added,
"Remember,
sir,
what
I
tell
you;
it
arises
from
a
confidence
in
God,
and
a
clear
conscience."
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18 |
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August |
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1864 |
|
Elsie
Inglis,
Scottish
Suffragette,
born.
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19 |
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August |
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1560 |
|
James
Crichton
"The
Admirable
Crichton",
scholar,
soldier
and
adventurer,
born.
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19 |
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August |
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1646 |
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Alexander
Henderson,
Presbyterian
theologian,
died.
He
was
instrumental
in
establishing
Presbyterianism
as
the
Church
of
Scotland
and
the
adoption
of
the
National
Covenant.
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19 |
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August |
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1745 |
|
Prince
Charles
Edward
Stuart
"The
Young
Pretender"
raised
his
Standard
at
Glenfinnan
at
the
start
of
the
'45
Rising.
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19 |
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August |
|
1808 |
|
James
Nasmyth,
engineer
and
inventor
and
builder
of
the
first
steam
hammer,
born.
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20 |
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August |
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1560 |
|
Mary
Queen
of
Scots
lands
at
Leith.
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20 |
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August |
|
1940 |
|
In
2010
the
20th
August
was
chosen
as
the
date
to
mark
the
70th
Anniverary
of
The
Battle
of
the
Britain,
as
it
was
on
this
day
in
1940
that
Winston
Churchill
made
his
speech
containing
the
famous
line
"Never
in
the
field
of
human
conflict
was
so
much
owed
by
so
many
to
so
few".
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21 |
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August |
|
1689 |
|
Battle
of
Dunkeld.
The
Jacobite
Highlanders
victory
at
Killiecrankie
was
shortlived
as
they
were
defeated
by
the
newly
formed
Cameronians
at
Dunkeld.
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21 |
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August |
|
1754 |
|
William
Murdoch
(aka
Murdock),
inventor
of
coal-gas
lighting,
born
at
New
Cumnock,
Ayr.
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21 |
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August |
|
1930 |
|
Princess
Margaret,
daughter
of
the
future
George
VI
and
Queen
Elizabeth,
born
at
Glamis
Castle.
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22 |
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August |
|
1138 |
|
The
Battle
of
the
Standard
was
fought
near
Northallerton,
Yorkshire.
The
battle
was
fought
as
part
of
David
I's
support
for
Matilda,
a
claimant
of
the
English
throne.
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22 |
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August |
|
1642 |
|
Charles
I
raised
his
Standard
at
Nottingham
at
the
start
of
the
Civil
War.
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23 |
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August |
|
1305 |
|
The
execution of
Sir
William
Wallace,
hanged,
drawn
and
quartered
at
Smithfield,
London.
The
site
is
marked
by
a
memorial
on
the
wall
of
St
Bartholomew's
Hospital,
West
Smithfield.
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23 |
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August |
|
1582 |
|
The
Ruthven
Raid.
James
VI
was
abducted
by
dissident
nobles
including
the
Earls
of
Gowrie,
Mar
and
Glencairn
who
wished
to
remove
the
king
and
government
from
the
influence
of
theDuke
of
Lennox
and
James
Stuart,
the
Earl
of
Arran,
by
imprisoning
him
in
Ruthven
Castle.
A
Short
History
of
Scotland,
by
Andrew
Lang
on
Undiscovered
Scotland:
XXII:
Reign
of
James
VI
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24 |
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August |
|
1198 |
|
Alexander
II
born
in
Haddington,
Lothian.
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24 |
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August |
|
1482 |
|
Berwick-upon-Tweed
was
officially
declared
part
of
England
after
changing
hands
on
numerous
occasions
in
the
past.
It
received
special
mention
in
government
documents
along
with
England
and
Scotland.
In
1856
Britain
signed
a
peace
treaty
with
Russia
after
the
Crimean
War
but
Berwick-on-Tweed
was
omitted.
The
town
was
technically
at
war
with
Russia
for
the
next
113
years
until
peace
was
declared
in
1966.
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24 |
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August |
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1560 |
|
The
Scottish
Parliament
passed
a
law
establishing
the
Scottish
Reformation
and
the
Church
of
Scotland,
presbyterian
in
government.
2010
is
the
450th
Anniversary.
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24 |
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August |
|
1682 |
|
John
Maitland,
Duke
of
Lauderdale,
Scottish
politician,
died.
He
was
Charles
II's
deputy
in
Scotland.
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24 |
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August |
|
1947 |
|
First
Edinburgh
International
Festival.
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25 |
|
August |
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1330 |
Teba |
The
Battle
of
Teba
This
is
the
origin
of
the
real
"Braveheart"
story.
When
Robert
the
Bruce
died
in
1329
his
heart
was
removed
and
embalmed.
According
to
many
accounts,
starting
with
14th
Century
John
Barbour's
"The
Bruce",
and
including
that
of
the
Lockhart
family,
whose
name
derives
from
the
subsequent
adventure,
as
The
Bruce
requested,
his
heart
was
to
be
taken
to
Jerusalem
by
Sir
James
Douglas,
known
as
"The
Black
Douglas"
,
accompanied
by
Sir
William
St
Clair
of
Roslin,
Sir
Robert
and
Sir
Walter
Logan,
Sir
William
Keith,
Sir
Alan
Cathcart
and
Sir
Symon
Loccard
of
Lee,
and
one
other
knight
unnamed.
A
monument
in
Teba
reads
"Sir
James
Douglas
most
loyal
comrade
in
arms
of
Robert
the
Bruce
King
of
Scots
while
on
his
way
to
present
the
Heart
of
Bruce
at
the
church
of
the
Most
Holy
Sepulchre
Jerusalem
the
good
Sir
James
turned
aside
to
support
King
Alfonso
XI
capture
the
strategic
Castle
of
the
Stars
Teba
&
was
slain
in
battle
August
25
1330"
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25 |
|
August |
|
1819 |
|
James
Watt,
developer
of
the
steam
engine,
died.
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25 |
|
August |
|
1875 |
|
John
Buchan,
novelist
and
statesman
who
served
as
Governor
General
of
Canada
died.
|
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25 |
|
August |
|
1930 |
|
The
actor,
Sir
Sean
Connery,
was
born
in
the
Fountainbridge
area
of
Edinburgh.
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25 |
|
August |
|
1942 |
|
The
Duke
of
Kent
and
all
but
the
rear
gunner
Flt/Sgt
Andrew
Jack
were
killed
when
his
Sunderland
Flying
Boat
W4026
crashed
into
the
Eagle's
Rock,
near
Berriedale,
Caithness.
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