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Events this week
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August |
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1296 |
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Edward I of England held
a "parliament" at Berwick and required all prominent Scots
to swear allegiance to him. Their names were recorded in the
"Ragman Roll", so called, it is believed, from the
tangle of seals attached thereto. (There was an earlier "Ragman
Roll" in 1291.)
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28 |
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August |
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1455 |
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The title
Earl of Caithness was conferred upon Sir William Sinclair
(St Clair), Lord Sinclair, 3rd Earl of Orkney by
James II. He was also the builder of Rosslyn Chapel.
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August |
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1640 |
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The Battle of Newburn on Tyne. An experienced Scots Army
under Alexander Leslie, the Earl of Leven defeated a smaller and
less experienced English force, during the Second Bishops' War,
as a result of Charles I's attempt to impose the Anglican
Prayer Book in Scotland.
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29 |
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August |
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1797 |
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12 demonstrators against Militia recruitment are killed by the
Cinque Ports Dragoons at
Tranent.
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29 |
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August |
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1930 |
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The last 36 inhabitants
leave
St Kilda.
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30 |
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August |
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1856 |
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Sir John Ross, Scots Arctic Explorer died.
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August |
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1805 |
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Dr James Currie, biographer of Robert Burns, died.
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Scottish Knights
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events .
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