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7 |
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September |
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1306 |
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Sir
Simon
Fraser
(The
Patriot),
captured
at
St
John's
Town
was
hanged,
drawn
and
quartered
in
London
and
his
head
was
displayed
on
London
Bridge
alongside
William
Wallace's.
Sir
Herbert
Morham
and
Thomas
Le
Boys
were
beheaded
at
the
Tower
for
supporting
the
Scots'
Cause.
Sir
Christopher
Seton,
a
Yorkshire
knight
married
to
Bruce's
sister
Christian,
also
captured
at
St
John's
Town
was
hanged,
cut
down
and
beheaded.
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7 |
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September |
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1736 |
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Captain
John
Porteous
was
seized
by
a
mob
from
the
Edinburgh
Tolbooth
and
hanged
from
a
dyer's
pole
in
the
Grassmarket
for
his
alleged
role
in
firing
on
a
crowd
earlier
that
year.
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7 |
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September |
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1775 |
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John
Leyden,
poet
and
orientalist,
was
born
at
Denholm.
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7 |
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September |
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1914 |
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Lt Col David Campbell
led a
charge of a Troop of the 9th Lancers against a squadron of
German
Guard Dragoons during the
Battle of the Marne, the last lance on lance action of the First World War.
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8 |
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September |
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1468 |
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Christian
I
of
Denmark,
Sweden
and
Norway
contracted
the
marriage
of
his
only
daughter
Margaret
Oldenburg,
Princess
of
Denmark
to
James
III
(after
discharging
the
Annual
of
Norway
for
Man
and
the
Hebrides)
with
a
dowry
of
60,000
florins,
10,000
florins
to
be
paid
before
her
departure,
and
Orkney
being
pledged
for
50,000
florins.
References:
International
Law
in
Historical
Perspective,
J.
H.
W.
Verzijl
p
391
Publication
of
the
Stair
Society
p.
448
SCAN
Catalogue
-
person
record
The
Annexation
of
the
earldom
of
Orkney
and
lordship
of
Shetland
to
the
Crown,
20th
February
1472
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8 |
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September |
|
1650 |
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Princess
Elizabeth,
daughter
of
Charles
I,
died
of
neglect
at
Carisbrooke
Castle
on
the
Isle
of
Wight
and
was
buried
at
Newport
Parish
Church,
Sts
Thomas.
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9 |
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September |
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1513 |
FLD |
James
IV
and
the
Flower
of
Scotland
fell
in
battle
at
Flodden
Field,
near
Branxton,
Northumberland,
to
the
billhooks
of
the
Earl
of
Surrey's
English
Army.
James
IV
had
invaded
England
as
a
consequence
of
the
"Auld
Alliance"
in
response
to
Henry
VIII's
invasion
of
France.
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9 |
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September |
|
1543 |
|
Mary
Queen
of
Scots
crowned
at
Stirling
Castle.
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9 |
|
September |
|
1758 |
|
Alexander
Nasmyth,
Scots
painter,
born
in
Edinburgh.
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10 |
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September |
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1547 |
|
The
Battle
of
Pinkie,
between
Musselburgh
and
Wallyford
on
the
Esk,
part
of
an
English
attempt
to
force
a
union
of
the
kingdoms
by
attempting
to
marry
Mary
Queen
of
Scots
to
Prince
Edward
(later
Edward
VI)
saw
the
Scots
lead
by
the
Earl
of
Arran
defeated
by
an
English
Army
led
by
the
Duke
of
Somerset.
Over
half
the
Scots
Army
was
killed
or
wounded,
but
the
English
plan
failed
as
they
were
prevented
from
reaching
Edinburgh,
and
their
attack
precipitated
Mary's
marriage
to
the
Dauphin
of
France.
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10 |
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September |
|
1621 |
|
Sir
William
Alexander,
later
1st
Earl
of
Stirling
and
later
1st
Viscount
of
Canada,
was
granted
Nova
Scotia
by
a
Royal
Charter
from
James
VI.
The
charter
came
with
a
title
of
Baronet
of
Nova
Scotia.
He
later
created
the
Knights
Baronets
of
Nova
Scotia.
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10 |
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September |
|
1763 |
|
James
Thomson
born.
He
wrote
chiefly
in
the
local
vernacular
describing
Currie.
He
died
in
1832.
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10 |
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September |
|
1847 |
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The
Caledonian
Railway
opened
its
line
from
Carlisle
to
Beattock.
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11 |
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September |
|
1297 |
SB |
The
Battle
of
Stirling
Bridge.
The
Scots
Army
led
Andrew
Moray
and
William
Wallace
defeated
and
destroy
half
the
English
Army,
led
by
Hugh
de
Cressingham,
drawing
them
onto
boggy
ground,
across
the
bridge,
and
cutting
them
off
from
the
rest
of
the
English
Army,
led
by
John
de
Warenne,
Earl
of
Surrey.
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12 |
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September |
|
1848 |
|
William
McNab,
the
curator
of
the
Royal
Botanic
Garden
Edinburgh,
who
moved
the
garden
to
its
current
location
at
Inverleith
Row,
died.
The
Scottish
Invention
of
America,
Democracy
and
Human
Rights
By
Alexander
Leslie
Klieforth,
Robert
John
Munro
ISBN-10:
0761827919
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13 |
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September |
|
1644 |
|
The
Battle
of
Aberdeen.
The
Marquis
of
Montrose
captures
the
city
from
the
Covenanters
led
by
Lord
Burleigh.
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13 |
|
September |
|
1645 |
|
The
Battle
of
Philiphaugh.
The
Marquis
of
Montrose
was
defeated
by
General
David
Leslie.
The
Battle
of
Philiphaugh
Memorial,
Philiphaugh
Estates
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14 |
|
September |
|
1402 |
|
The
Battle
of
Humbleton
or
Homildon
Hill.
The
Earl
of
Douglas
is
defeated
by
Henry
Percy
(Hotspur)
in
Northumberland.
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14 |
|
September |
|
1580 |
|
Robert
Gordon
of
Straloch,
eminent
geographer
and
antiquary,
born
at
Kinnundy,
Aberdeenshire.
He
was
the
first
graduate
of
Marischal
University,
which
had
been
founded
recently
by
George,
the
Earl
Marischal.
Marischal
Virtual
Museum
-
The
University
of
Aberdeen
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15 |
|
September |
|
1595 |
|
The
Edinburgh
Royal
High
School
riot.
Bailie
John
MacMorran,
the
wealthy
magistrate,
was
shot
and
killed
by
one
of
the
pupils,
William
Sinclair,
described
as
son
of
the
"Chancellor"
of
Caithness.
Roland
Saint-Clair's
St
Clairs
of
the
Isles
states
this
was
the
later
Sir
William
Sinclair
Knight
of
Mey,
usually
styled
Sir
William
of
Cadboll.
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15 |
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September |
|
1940 |
|
Battle
of
Britain
Day
marking
the
day
when
the
most
decisive
air
battles
were
fought.
"Never,
in
the
field
of
conflict
was
so
much
owed
by
so
many
to
so
few."
Winston
Churchill,
1940.
Scots
Historian,
Les
Taylor,
has
claimed
that
the
Battle
of
Britain
began
in
the
skies
over
Orkney,
rather
then
over
the
White
Cliffs
of
Dover.
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