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1 |
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June |
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1679 |
|
The
Covenanters
defeated
John
Graham
of
Claverhouse
at
Drumclog.
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1 |
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June |
|
1843 |
|
Dr
Henry
Faulds,
pioneer
of
fingerprinting,
was
born
in
Beith,
Ayrshire.
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1 |
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June |
|
1878 |
|
The
first
Tay
rail
bridge,
which
was
to
collapse
18
months
later,
opened.
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2 |
|
June |
|
1581 |
|
James
Douglas,
4th
Earl
of
Morton,
was
beheaded
in
Edinburgh's
Grassmarket,
having
been
found
guilty
of
the
murder
of
Lord
Darnley.
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2 |
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June |
|
1953 |
|
Coronation
of
Queen
Elizabeth
II
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|
3 |
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June |
|
1726 |
|
James
Hutton,
father
of
modern
geology,
was
born.
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3 |
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June |
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1774 |
|
The
Poet
Robert
Tannahill
was
born
in
Paisley.
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3 |
|
June |
|
1863 |
|
Neil
Munro,
novelist
and
poet,
perhaps
best
known
for
his
"Para
Handy"
stories,
born
in
Inverary.
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4 |
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June |
|
1792 |
|
The
King's
Birthday
Riots
took
place
in
Edinburgh.
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5 |
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June |
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1592
|
|
Act
of
the
Scottish
Parliament
came
into
force
"concerning
the
Office
of
Lyoun
King
of
Armes
and
his
brether
Heraldis"
judged
the
best
regulated
system
of
heraldry
in
Europe.
This
became
The
Court
of
the
Lord
Lyon.
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5 |
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June |
|
1723
|
|
Adam
Smith,
known
as
"the
father
of
economics",
author
of
the
"The
Wealth
of
Nations"
was
born
in
Kirkcaldy.
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5 |
|
June |
|
1916 |
|
The
loss
of
"HMS
HAMPSHIRE"
off
Marwick
Head,
Orkney,
with
the
loss
of
660
lives,
including
Lord
Kitchener.
Only
12
survived.
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6 |
|
June |
|
1838 |
|
Thomas
Blake
Glover,
"The
Scottish
Samurai",
born
in
Fraserburgh.
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6 |
|
June |
|
1944 |
|
D-Day
Landings
in
Normandy.
The
Allies
including
75,000
British
and
Canadian
Seaborne,
57,500
US
Seaborne
and
20,000
Airborne
Troops
landed
in
Normandy.
2009,
65th
Anniversary.
BBC
-
Press
Office
-
D-Day
facts
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7 |
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June |
|
1329 |
Heart |
Robert
the
Bruce
died
at
his
manor
near
Cardross,
Dumbarton.
He
was
buried
at
Dunfermline
Abbey,
and
his
heart
was
removed
and
embalmed.
As
recorded
in
14th
Century
John
Barbour's
"The
Bruce",
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. Sir
James
Douglas
was
killed
at
the
Battle
of
Teba,
on
25th
August,
1330,
giving
rise
to
the
"Braveheart"
story.
An
embalmed
heart,
thought
to
be
that
of
Robert
the
Bruce
was
discovered
at
Melrose
Abbey
in
1921,
re-located
in
1996
and
re-interred
in
1998
marked
with
a
memorial
which
reads
"A
Nobel
Hart
May
Have
Nane
Ease
Gif
Freedom
Failye."
written
by
John
Barbour
in
1375,
which
translates,
"A
noble
heart
can
know
no
ease
without
freedom."
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8 |
|
June |
|
1772 |
|
Robert
Stevenson,
born.
He
is
best
known
as
a
builder
of
lighthouses
and
was
the
engineer
in
charge
of
the
construction
of
the
Bell
Rock,
and
grandfather
of
the
novelist,
Robert
Louis
Stevenson.
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8 |
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June |
|
1778
|
|
The
Earl
of
Seaforth
raised
a
regiment
in
1778
for
the
American
War
from
the
MacKenzies
and
MacRaes
of
Ross-shire
and
Sutherland.
In
1961
the
Seaforth
Highlanders
amalgamated
with
the
Camerons
to
form
the
Queen's
Own
Highlanders.
In
1994
they
were
merged
with
the
Gordon
Highlanders
to
form
The
Highlanders.
In
March
2006
all
the
prestigious
Scottish
Regiments
were
merged
into
one
new
regiment
with
The
Highlanders
becoming
4th
Bn
The
Royal
Regiment
of
Scotland
or
"4
Scots".
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9 |
|
June |
|
597
|
|
St
Columba
died
on
Iona.
Born
in
what
is
now
Donegal,
Columba
moved
to
Scotland
as
a
penance
after
victory
over
the
Irish
king
Dermott
at
the
battle
of
Battle
of
Cúl
Dreimhne
in
561.
He
arrived
in
Scotland
in
563
and
founded
a
monastery
on
Iona
which
would
be
a
leading
Christian
centre,
and
the
base
from
which
he
would
convert
the
Picts.
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9 |
|
June |
|
1573
|
|
William
Maitland,
Scottish
statesman,
died.
Known
as
Secretary
Maitland,
he
was
Mary,
Queen
of
Scots'
Secretary
of
State,
and
one
of
the
country's
ablest
administrators.
He
sought
to
bring
about
the
union
of
England
and
Scotland
through
the
recognition
of
Mary
as
Elizabeth
I's
heir.
|
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|
9 |
|
June |
|
1704 |
|
Duncan
Forbes,
3rd
of
Culloden,
died.
|
|
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|
10 |
|
June |
|
1688 |
|
James
Francis
Edward
Stuart,
the
future
"Old
Pretender"
was
born
(there
are
allegations
that
he
arrived
in
a
warming
pan).
Son
of
King
James
VII,
and
father
of
Charles
Edward
Stuart,
the
"Young
Pretender",
better
known
as
"Bonnie
Prince
Charlie",
he
made
repeated
attempts
to
regain
the
throne
for
the
Stuarts,
failed
to
land
in
1708
and
defeated
at
Sherriffmuir
in
1715.
In
1745
the
Jacobite
Rising,
led
by
his
son,
got
as
far
south
as
Derby,
but
was
defeated
at
Culloden
bringing
an
end
to
Jacobite
ambitions.
Prince
James
Francis
Edward
Stuart
(1688-1766),
Son
of
James
II;
'The
Old
Pretender'
The
history
of
Scotland
-
The
Two
Pretenders
-
The
Old
Pretender
and
Bonnie
Prince
Charlie,The
Young
Pretender
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10 |
|
June |
|
1719
|
|
Battle
of
Glenshiel,
the
final
act
of
the
minor
Jacobite
rising.
The
Jacobite
side,
led
by
the
10th
Earl
Marischal
was
just
1,000
strong
and
were
defeated
by
a
Hanoverian
army
under
General
Wightman
after
several
hours
of
fighting.
|
|
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|
11 |
|
June |
|
1488 |
|
The
Battle
of
Sauchieburn.
James
III
and
the
Royalist
army
fought
against
his
son
and
a
collection
of
nobles.
James
was
wounded
falling
from
his
horse
after
fleeing
the
battle
and
was
subsequently
killed
by
one
of
the
rebels
who
was
pretending
to
be
a
priest.
|
|
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|
11 |
|
June |
|
1560 |
|
Mary
of
Guise,
Regent
of
Scotland,
died.
Mary
was
the
wife
of
James
V
and
the
mother
of
Mary
Queen
of
Scots
.
Her
main
aim
was
the
union
of
her
native
France
and
Scotland.
She
brought
French
Troops
to
Scotland
to
assert
her
role
and
her
conflict
with
the
Protestant
Lords
of
Scotland
was
probably
the
lowest
point
in
the
"Auld
Alliance"
/"Vieille
Alliance".
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|
11 |
|
June |
|
1930
|
|
The
"EMPRESS
OF
BRITAIN"
launched
from
Clydebank
by
the
Prince
of
Wales.
|
|
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|
12 |
|
June |
|
1298
|
|
William
Wallace
defeated
Sir
Aymer
de
Vallance,
Earl
of
Pembroke,
Sir
John
Sieward,
son
of
the
Earl
of
March
and
the
English
army,
killing
the
general
and
a
great
number
of
the
troops,
at
the
Battle
of
Black
Ironside
Forest,
near
Crail
in
Fife.
|
|
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|
12 |
|
June |
|
1940 |
|
The
51st
(Highland)
Division
was
forced
to
surrender
at
St
Valéry-en-Caux.
Left
in
France
after
the
Evacuation
of
Dunkirk
(completed
4th
June)
the
Division
fought
on
for
a
further
8
days
as part of the
French
Army.
The
Divisional
Badge
in
1940
was
the
Saltire,
the
badge
recreated
in
the
Reel
of
the
51st
when
the
dancing
couple
balance
in
line
across
the
set
when
the
reel
is
danced
correctly.
|
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|
13 |
|
June
|
|
1814 |
|
The
Strathnaver
Clearances
began
on
the
Sutherland
estates.
Families
were
given
half
an
hour
to
remove
their
belongings
before
their
cottages
were
set
on
fire.
|
|
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|
13/14 |
|
June |
|
1982 |
|
The
2nd
Battalion,
The
Scots
Guards,
assaulted
and
captured
Mount
Tumbledown
in
a
night
attack
in
the
Falklands
War,
with
the
loss
of
eight
lives
and
forty
one
wounded.
They
were
opposed
by
the
Argentine
5th
Marine
Infantry
Battalion
who
lost
thirty
lives.
|
|
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|
14 |
|
June
|
|
1946
|
|
John
Logie
Baird,
inventor
of
the
first
television,
died.
|
|
|
|
15 |
|
June |
|
1844 |
|
Thomas
Campbell,
poet,
died.
|
|
|
|
15 |
|
June |
|
1996 |
|
Soldier
and
author,
Sir
Fitzroy
Maclean,
died.
|
|
|
|
16 |
|
June
|
|
1338
|
|
The
Siege
of
Dunbar
Castle,
defended
for
5
months
by
Black
Agnes,
countess
of
Dunbar
against
the
English
was
raised
by
Alexander
Ramsay,
who
with
40
men
slipped
through
through
the
English
lines
with
supplies.
|
|
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|
16 |
|
June |
|
1807
|
|
The
Rev.
John
Skinner,
author
of
"Tullochgorum",
described
by
Robert
Burns
as
"the
best
Scotch
song
ever
Scotland
saw",
died.
|
|
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|
16 |
|
June |
|
1971 |
|
Lord
Reith
died.
Born
in
Stonehaven
in
1889,
son
of
a
Church
of
Scotland
Minister.
During
advances
in
the
First
World
War
he
would
sing
the
"Old
Hundredth",
in
the
belief
that
The
Lord
would
not
allow
the
interruption
of
the
traditional
Scottish
Version
of
the
Psalm.
He
was
General
Manager/Managing
Director
of
the
BBC
from
1922
to
1927
and
set
the
non
commercial
model
for
the
corporation
that
has
continued
to
this
day.
The
Reith
Lectures
are
held
in
his
Memory.
Hear
Lord
Reith.
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.
|
16 |
|
June |
|
2012 |
|
At
12
noon
a
21
Gun
Salute
was
fired
at
Stirling
Castle
to
mark
H
M
The
Queen's
Official
Birthday.
21-Gun
Salute,
Stirling
Castle,
2012.
-
YouTube
(The
Queen's
Birthday
21st
April
2012)
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|
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|
17 |
|
June |
|
1390
|
|
Alexander
Stewart,
the
Wolf
of
Badenoch,
burned
Elgin
Cathedral.
|
|
|
|
17 |
|
June |
|
1567
|
|
Mary,
Queen
of
Scots,
was
imprisoned
in
Loch
Leven
Castle,
on
the
island
in
the
middle
of
the
loch
after
the
her
defeat
at
the
battle
of
Carberry
Hill.
In
the
spring
of
the
following
year
before
Mary
made
her
escape
from
the
castle,
dressed
as
a
servant
girl.
|
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|
17 |
|
June |
|
1823 |
|
Charles
Macintosh
patented
the
waterproof
cloth
he
was
using
to
make
raincoats.
|
|
|
|
18 |
|
June |
|
1639 |
|
Pacification
of
Berwick.
Charles
I's
Army
reaches
Berwick-upon-Tweed,
but
being
met
by
a
larger
Scottish
Army,
agrees
a
truce.
|
|
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|
18 |
|
June |
|
1815 |
|
The
Battle
of
Waterloo
was
fought
in
Belgium.
Many
Scottish
regiments
took
part
in
the
battle,
which
ended
Napoleon's
"hundred
days".
Perhaps
the
most
prominent
action
involving
the
Scottish
contingent
was
that
of
The
Gordon
Highlanders
and
the
Scots
Greys.
A
French
column
with
over
4,000
men
advanced
on
the
Highlanders,
while
the
Gordons,
with
only
about
300
men,
were
under
strict
orders
not
to
give
way.
As
the
situation
reached
its
most
critical
moment,
suddenly
the
Scots
Greys
appeared
on
the
top
of
the
hill.
It
is
improbable
that
it
happened
but
the
tradition
of
The
Gordons
is
that
they
and
Scots
Greys
charged
the
French
column,
crying
"Scotland
Forever",
the
Gordons
hanging
on
to
the
stirrups
of
the
cavalry
horses.
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|
19 |
|
June |
|
1566 |
|
James
VI
was
born
to
Mary,
Queen
of
Scots,
and
Lord
Darnley.
He
acceded
to
the
throne
at
the
age
of
one,
after
his
mother
was
forced
to
abdicate.
Taught
by
protestant,
George
Buchanan,
he
became
known
as
the
"wisest
fool
in
Christendom",
an
ironic
tribute
to
his
sharp
wit
by
Henri
IV
of
France.
He
is
known
for
the
King
James
Authorised
Version
of
the
Bible,
published
in
1611.
He
gaining
the
English
throne
in
1603
and
only
returned
once
to
Scotland,
in
1617.
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|
19 |
|
June |
|
1606 |
|
James
Hamilton,
1st
Duke
of
Hamilton
born.
|
|
|
|
19 |
|
June |
|
1861 |
|
Earl
Haig
was
born
in
Edinburgh.
He
rose
through
the
ranks
of
the
7th
Hussars
and
became
Commander
in
Chief
of
British
Forces
in
1915.
His
use
of
the
Army
in
the
First
World
War
has
been
called
wasteful
of
lives,
and
his
own
grief
at
the
casualties
was
given
by
him
as
the
impetus
for
founding
the
Royal
British
Legion
and
initiation
of
the
Poppy
Day
Appeal.
|
|
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|
19 |
|
June |
|
1937
|
|
JM
Barrie,
the
Scottish
playwright
and
novelist,
died.
Mainly
remembered
today
for
"Peter
Pan"
his
works
include
"A
Window
in
Thrums"
and
the
"The
Admirable
Crichton".
|
|
|
|
20 |
|
June |
|
1723 |
|
Adam
Ferguson,
philosopher
and
historian,
born
at
Logierait,
Perthshire.
|
|
|
|
21 |
|
June |
|
1813 |
WEA
|
W
E
Aytoun,
lawyer
and
poet,
author
of
"The
Heart
of
the
Bruce",
sherriff
of
"Orkney
and
Zetland"
born.
|
|
|
|
21 |
|
June |
|
1919 |
|
The
German
Fleet
was
scuttled
at
Scapa
Flow,
Orkney.
|
|
|
|
22 |
|
June |
|
1679
|
|
The
Battle
of
Bothwell
Bridge.
The
Covenanters
were
defeated
by
Royal
Troops
led
by
the
Duke
of
Monmouth.
Deaths
on
the
field
were
few
but
more
were
killed
later,
and
of
the
captured
or
surrendered,
some
were
shipwrecked
while
being
transported
in
"The
Crown
of
London".
|
|
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|
22 |
|
June |
|
1680 |
|
The
Sanquhar
Declaration.
The
Rev.
Richard
Cameron,
and
his
brother
Michael,
rode
into
Sanquhar
with
20
Covenanter
horsemen,
and
called
for
an
end
to
the
reign
of
Charles
II.
The
so-called
was
viewed
as
an
act
of
treason
and
the
heads
of
all
involved
were
declared
forfeit
to
the
Crown.
Richard
Cameron's
head
was
valued
at
5,000
merks,
his
brother's
at
3,000.
One
month
later
that
bounty
was
collected
at
Aird's
Moss
when
both
brothers
were
killed.
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June |
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1314 |
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"Bruce defeats de Bohun on the eve of Bannockburn, from a children's history
book" by Massam - Scanned from H E Marshall, Scotland's Story, 1906. Licensed
under Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons
Robert
the
Bruce
,
King
of
Scots,
killed
Henry
de
Bohun
on
the
eve
of
the
The
Battle
of
Bannockburn.
"I
have
broken
my
good
battle-axe."
are
the
words
attributed
to
him
by
H
E
Marshall
in
"Scotland's
Story".
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June |
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1314 |
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Robert
the
Bruce
,
King
of
Scots,
defeats
Edward
II
of
England
on
at
the
Battle
of
Bannockburn.
Edward's
force
by
various
accounts
amounted
to
25,000-40,000
and the Scots some 9,000-13,000. Bruce had chosen his ground carefully and
pursued successful tactics to secure victory, and is seen now as the moment when
Scotland's sovereignty was confirmed against apparently overwhelming odds. 2014.
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24 |
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June |
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1777 |
|
Sir
John
Ross,
Scots
Arctic
Explorer
born.
|
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25 |
|
June |
|
1936 |
|
Roy
Williamson,
Scottish
folk
musician
and
songwriter,
born.
A
founder
member
of
the
folk
group,
"The
Corries",
for
whom
he
wrote
the
song
which
has
since
become
Scotland's
unofficial
National
Anthem,
"Flower
of
Scotland".
The
Corries
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26 |
|
June |
|
1488 |
|
James
IV
crowned.
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26 |
|
June |
|
1695 |
|
"The
Company
of
Scotland
Trading
to
Africa
and
the
Indies"
Act
passed
by
The
Scottish
Parliament.
Its
capital
was
to
be
£600,000
sterling,
half
to
be
subscribed
in
London
and
half
in
Scotland.
This
was
the
first
event
in
the
ill-fated
Darien
Scheme.
RBS:
Darien
Adventure
-
National
Guidelines,
Illustrated
history
for
teachers
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27 |
|
June |
|
1583 |
|
James
VI
escaped
from
Ruthven
Castle
to
St
Andrews
Castle.
|
|
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|
28 |
|
June |
|
1746 |
|
Flora
MacDonald
and
Prince
Charles
Edward
Stuart
"The
Young
Pretender"
set
sail
from
Benbecula
to
Skye.
Scotsman.com
Heritage
&
Culture
-
The
Skye
Boat
Song
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|
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|
28 |
|
June |
|
1838 |
|
Victoria
crowned.
|
|
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|
28 |
|
June |
|
1914 |
|
The
assassination
of
Archduke
Franz
Ferdinand
in
Sarajevo
by
Gavrilo
Princip
was
the
spark
that
ignited
the
First
World
War.
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29 |
|
June |
|
1917 |
|
Prime
Minister
Lloyd
George
made
a
speech
in
Glasgow
on
peace
terms
during
WWI.
|
|
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|
30 |
|
June |
|
1857 |
|
1st
Day
of
the
Trial
of
Madeleine
Smith
for
Murder
which
ended
"not
proven".
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