1590 in Scotland
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Events from the year 1590 in the Kingdom of Scotland.
Incumbents
[edit]Events
[edit]- 1 May – King James VI and Anne of Denmark arrive at Leith.[1]
- 17 May – Anne of Denmark is crowned as queen consort of Scotland at Holyrood Abbey.[2]
- October – Battle of Clynetradwell: the forces of Alexander Gordon, Earl of Sutherland (chief of Clan Sutherland) force those of George Sinclair, Earl of Caithness (chief of Clan Sinclair) to retreat
- North Berwick witch trials begin
- Glenbuchat Castle built for John Gordon of Cairnbarrow
- The oldest known paper mill in Scotland, belonging to Mungo Russell, is recorded as operating at Dalry.
Births
[edit]- 22 March – George Gordon, 2nd Marquess of Huntly, nobleman (died 1649)
- 27 April – Andrew Cant, Presbyterian minister and Covenanter (died 1663)
- May – George Jamesone, portrait painter (died 1644)[3]
- James Roberton, advocate and judge (died 1664)
Deaths
[edit]- 3 January – Robert Boyd, 5th Lord Boyd (born c.1517)
The arts
[edit]- March – English printer Robert Waldegrave establishes himself in Edinburgh
- John Burrell writes The Description of the Queenis Maiesties most honourable entry into the town of Edinburgh.[4]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ Marguerite Wood, Extracts from the Burgh Records of Edinburgh: 1589–1603, vol. 6 (Edinburgh, 1927), p. 331
- ↑ David Stevenson, Scotland's Last Royal Wedding (Edinburgh, 1997), p. 104.
- ↑ "Artworks - National Galleries of Scotland". www.nationalgalleries.org. Retrieved 11 April 2018.[dead link]
- ↑ James Thomson Gibson-Craig, Papers Relative to the Marriage of James VI (Edinburgh, 1828), 'Discription', pp. v-vi
