Concise History of Scotland(Timeline) 55BC Julius Caesar lands in Britain 80AD The Roman, Julius Agricola invades "Albion"

or "Caledonia" the ancient names for Scotland 84AD Celtic tribes of Caledonia unite under Calgacus but are defeated by the Romans 121 - 129 Hadrian's Wall is built by the Romans 397 - St Ninian brings Christianity to Scotland 476 The Roman Empire collapses 800 - 900s Vikings raid Scotland 1005 King Malcolm II rules Scotland and defeats the Vikings at the battle of Mortlach 1034 - 1040 King Duncan I 1040 - 1057 Macbeth kills Duncan to become King of Scotland 1272 William Wallace born 1274 Robert the Bruce born 1297 Scottish war of Independence led by William Wallace 1298 Scots Defeated by Edward I of England 1305 William Wallace executed 1306 Robert the Bruce crowned King 1314 Battle of Bannockburn when Robert the Bruce defeats the English and gains Scottish independence 1371 Robert II the first Stewart King takes the throne 1513 Battle of Flodden and James IV killed in battle 1559 Start of the Reformation in Scotland with John Knox's sermon at Perth 1561 Mary Queen of Scots returns to Scotland from France 1565 Mary Queen of Scots marries Henry, Lord Darnley 1567 Henry Darnley murdered 1568 Mary Queen of Scots flees to England and is imprisoned by Elizabeth I. Her baby son becomes James VI of Scotland 1587 Mary Queen of Scots executed at Fotheringay Castle 1603 James VI of Scotland becomes James I of England bringing about the Union of the Crowns 1692 The Massacre of Glencoe - The Campbells murder the MacDonald clan 1707 The Act of Union is passed and Scotland is formally united with England to form Great Britain 1745 Bonnie Prince Charlie - Prince Charles Edward Stuart - returns to Scotland to claim the British throne 1746 Battle of Culloden where the Jacobite Scots defeated and Bonnie Prince Charlie flees to France. Scottish History now combines together with British History