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| 1566 | Mary of Scots |  |
| Holyrood After Rizzio's assassination Mary persuades Darnley to escape with her from Holyrood |
| 17th Mar Holyrood Darnley claims innocence for the murder of Riccio & smuggles Mary out of Holyrood |
| 1567 | Hepburn, James | |
| 24th April Dunbar Castle Intercepts Mary with 800 men & takes her to Dunbar Castle informing her of a rebellion |
| 1567 | Mary of Scots | |
| Loch Leven A mob attacks Marr, the committee of public safety sends her to Loch Leven |
| Loch Leven Mary escapes to Hamilton & rallies her supporters |
| Edinburgh Mary is taken to Edinburgh from Carberry Hill, a mob demands that she is burnt |
16th May Mary Queen of Scots arrives in England  & spends the rest of her life under arrest |
| 15th June The Lords of the Council try to arrest Bothwell but Mary surrenders & Bothwell escapes |
| 16th June Loch Leven Mary is sent into captivity in Loch Leven Castle, while her Protestant half-brother, James Stewart, Earl of Moray is appointed Regent on behalf of his nephew |
| July Edinburgh Imprisoned in Edinburgh, sent to Loch Leven then forced to abdicate in July |
| 1568 | Campbell, Archibald | |
| Loch Leven Leads a force which assists Queen Mary's escape from Loch Leven |
| 1568 | Mary of Scots | |
| Elizabeth refuses to grant Mary an interview & so becomes the focus of Catholic plots |
| Loch Leven For the next 19 years Mary lives in strict confinement |
| Mary arrives in England where she is imprisoned for the rest of her life |
| May Loch Leven Mary escapes, heading west to the country of the Hamiltons, high among her remaining supporters, with the determination to restore her rights as queen |
| 2nd May Loch Leven Escapes from Loch Leven & joins the supporters of Hamilton & Argyll |
| 1569 | Mary of Scots | |
| Feb Tutbury Castle Moves to Tutbury Castle in Staffordshire |
| 1586 | Mary of Scots | |
| 26th Aug Fotheringay Commences her imprisonment in Fotheringay Castle |
