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September 9, 2023 will be the 480th anniversary of the

    Crowning of Mary, Queen of Scots

More remarkable anniversary dates in 2023 in Scotland's history

1940 years ago - 83 AD The Romans defeat The Caledonians at the Battle of Mons Graupius

1460 years ago - 563 AD Saint Columba founds a monastery at Iona and begins his mission to the northern Picts

1385 years ago - 638 AD - Edinburgh captured by Angles

1165 years ago - 858 AD - Kenneth MacAlpin died

1005 years ago - 1018 AD - King Malcolm II defeated Northumbrians at Battle of Carhma; first modern border formed between Scotland and England

760 years ago - 1263 AD - Scots defeated Norwegians at Largs

725 years ago - 1298 AD - English defeated Wallace and Scots at Battle of Falkirk

720 years ago - 1303 AD - Army of 8,000 Scots defeated English army of 30,000 at Battle of Roslin

710 years ago - 1313 AD - Robert the Bruce invaded Isle of Man

695 years ago - 1328 AD - Treaty of Edinburgh signed, recognized Scotland's independence; ended 30 years of wars

690 years ago - 1333 AD - Edward III invaded Scotland; defeated Scots

685 years ago - 1338 AD - English gave up siege of Dunbar Castle

600 years ago - 1423 AD - Treaty of London released James I after 18 years of captivity

535 years ago - 1488 AD - King James III killed at Battle of Sauchieburn

520 years ago - 1503 AD - King James IV married Margaret Tudor, daughter of Henry VII of England

510 years ago - 1513 AD - King James IV, thousands of Scots killed at Flodden; King James V (aged one) crowned

495 years ago - 1528 AD - Patrick Hamilton, Protestant martyr, burned at stake in St. Andrews

480 years ago - 1543 AD - Mary Queen of Scots crowned (nine months old)

475 years ago - 1548 AD - English built major fortification at Haddington; French rescued Mary Queen of Scots

465 years ago - 1558 AD - Mary Queen of Scots married Francois, Dauphin of France

455 years ago - 1568 AD - Mary fled to England

440 years ago - 1583 AD - King James VI escaped

420 years ago - 1603 - Queen Elizabeth I of England died; James VI of Scotland now also King James I of England

385 years ago - 1638 - Covenanters rebelled against Charles I

380 years ago - 1643 - Covenanters agreed to aid English parliamentarians against King

375 years ago - 1648 Second Civil War began; Oliver Cromwell defeated Scots at Preston

335 years ago - 1688 - Rioting in Edinburgh spread across Scotland; King James VI deposed, fled

180 years ago - 1843 - Free Church of Scotland established

155 years ago - 1868 - Reform Act passed, all male householders eligible to vote

140 years ago 1883 - Steamer "Daphne" sunk on river Clyde, 124 drowned

135 years ago - 1888 - Scottish Labour Party formed

100 years ago - 1923 - 40 miners drowned in pit disaster at Redding

95 years ago - 1928 - National Party for Scotland formed; women over 21 received right to vote; discovery of penicillin by Sir Alexander Fleming announced

60 years ago - 1963 - Last hanging in Scotland took place

55 years ago - 1968 - Winds of over 100 mph struck Glasgow, 250,000 homes damaged, 1,700 homeless, 20 killed

35 years ago - 1988 - Bomb on Pan Am flight 757 exploded, crashed at Lockerbie, killed 243 passengers, 16 crew, 11 residents

30 years ago - 1993 - Tanker ran aground in Shetland Islands, spilled 26 million gallons light crude oil

20 years ago 2003 - Dolly, the cloned sheep, died

15 years ago - 2008 - Scottish National Party overturned Labour majority in election