Entries tagged

‘independence’

EventDate
First minister Alex Salmond is born 31st December
Birth of nationalist Lewis Spence 25th November
First edition of The National is published 24th November
Nicola Sturgeon becomes Scotland’s first female First Minister 20th November
Scotland Act gains royal assent 19th November
Death of SNP founder John MacCormick 13th October
Treaty of York defines Scotland’s border 25th September
Alex Salmond is elected to lead the SNP 22nd September
Independence referendum delivers ‘No’ vote 18th September
The Battle of Stirling Bridge 11th September
William Wallace is brutally executed 23rd August
The Scotland Act 1978 gains Royal Assent 31st July
First ships head off on the Darien Expedition 18th July
Robert the Bruce is born 11th July
Madame Ecosse is born in Glasgow 10th July
Scotland loses 6000 miles of its waters 1st July
Scotland votes to remain in the EU 23rd June
Braveheart opens in cinemas 18th May
SNP forms its first Scottish government 3rd May
The SNP wins its first parliamentary seat 12th April
The Stone of Destiny is recovered 11th April
The Scottish National Party is founded 7th April
Declaration of Arbroath asserts Scotland’s independence 6th April
The signing of the Claim of Right 30th March
Start of the First War of Scottish Independence 26th March
Robert the Bruce is crowned King of the Scots 25th March
The First War of Scottish Independence ends 17th March
Scotland votes for an independent parliament 1st March