24th July 1567

Queen Mary is forced to abdicate

Mary, then aged 24, was forced to abdicate in favour of her 13-month-old son, James VI, having married James Hepburn, the 4th Earl of Bothwell. Hepburn had been implicated in the murder of Mary’s previous (second) husband, Henry, Lord Darnley. As James was too young to rule in his own right, his power lay in the hands of a series of regents.

 

 

Other events that occured in July

  • 01

    NHS Scotland is founded
    NHS Scotland was founded under the authority of the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1947 and came into existence on 5 July 1948.

  • 02

    Queen Mary is forced to abdicate
    Mary, then aged 24, was forced to abdicate in favour of her 13-month-old son, James VI, after marrying James Hepburn, 4th Earl of Bothwell.

  • 03

    Designer Robert Adam is born
    Robert Adam's works include Edinburgh’s Royal Exchange, the Old College of the University of Edinburgh, and Osterley Park in London

  • 04

    Glasgow Science Centre opens
    Queen Elizabeth II opened the Glasgow Science Centre on the Clyde waterfront, close to the new headquarters of BBC Scotland.