5 Apr 1671: The body of Anne Hyde, Duchess of #York, wife of James (II) is interred #otd in the Mary Queen of #Scots vault at #Westminster Abbey (National Trust images)
4 Apr 1558: Mary Queen of #Scots signs a secret treaty making the #French Crown her heir if she had no issue #otd (WallaceCollection) She m. François 24 Apr. That would have been an interesting outcome...
1 Apr 1298: At the lodging of the bishop of #Durham outside #London, John de Balliol, King of #Scots 1292-96 denounces his former subjects & alleges they'd tried to poison him (NLS, Adv. MS.31.4.2, fol.4r)
28 Mar 1508: The young royal chaplain Thomas Wolsey, future cardinal & chief minister to Henry VIII reaches #Edinburgh#otd He met with James IV of #Scots on 2 April (CCO)
27 Mar 1639: Charles I leaves #London for #York#otd on his accession day - moving north for his eventual engagement with the #Scots at #Berwick at the end of May
25 Mar 1306: Isabella Buchan (née Macduff) - controversially - in the absence of the earl of #Fife places coronet on the head of Robert Bruce as king of #Scots most probably on a substitute for the Stone of Scone
THE INTERNATIONAL COMPANION TO SCOTTISH POETRY
edited by Carla Sassi
The 19 chapters in this book cover Scottish poetry from the #medieval to the modern day, & explore influences & interrelations between English, #Gaelic, #Latin, #OldNorse & #Scots. Available worldwide from all good bookshops & online via Project MUSE
19 Mar 1566: the Scottish Privy Council summons Patrick Lindsay, 6th Lord Lindsay, amongst others to appear to answer for the murder of Riccio in front of Mary Queen of #Scots#otd He was subsequently outlawed for his failure to comply. (V&A)
9 Mar 1578: d. Lady Margaret Douglas Countess of Lennox #otd after having become violently ill after supper with Robert Dudley Earl of #Leicester. She was grand-daughter of Henry VII and aunt to Mary Queen of #Scots, great-aunt to James VI & I
9 Mar 1566: The murder of John Black #Dominican in #Edinburgh, on the same night #otd as David Riccio Mary Queen of #Scots secretary - the two incidents may well have been linked