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| 1527 | Conversion |  |
| Linlithgow Returns to Scotland & preaches Lutheranism at Linlithgow |
| 1527 | Death of Hamilton, Patrick | |
| Death of Hamilton, burnt to death by Archbishop Beaton for heresy |
| 1527 | Execution of Hamilton | |
| Death of Hamilton, burnt to death by Archbishop Beaton for heresy |
| 1527 | Trial of Hamilton | |
| Tried by Alesius for treason but converts him to Lutheranism |
| 1542 | Governor Scotland | |
| Appointed Governor of Scotland |
| 1542 | Regent Scotland Hamilton | |
| Appointed Regent |
| 1542 | Tutor Hamilton | |
| Appointed Tutor to Princess Mary |
| 1543 | Arrest of Beaton | |
| Edinburgh Releases David Beaton from prison |
| 1543 | Governor Scotland | |
| Appointed Governor of Scotland |
| 1543 | Regent Scotland Hamilton | |
| 3rd Jan Appointed Regent |
| 1543 | Treaty of Greeenwich | |
Edinburgh Appoints Mary & Beaton to the Regency Council & re-enters the Roman  Church |
| 1543 | Treaty of Greenwich | |
| Greenwich Persuaded by Cardinal Beaton to nullify the Treaty of Greenwich |
| 12th July Greenwich Agrees that Queen Mary will marry the Prince Edward at the age of 10 |
| 12th July Greenwich Agree to peace afte the marriage of Margaret & Edward |
| 1544 | Battle of Lothian | |
7th Nov Lothian The troops of Mary of Guise & the Earl of Arran make a stand against the English  |
| 1545 | Battle of Ancrum Moor | |
| 27th Feb Ancrum Moor The English are defeated by the Scots |
| 1547 | Alliance | |
| 27th Jan Agreed by the Earl of Arran & Henry II |
| 27th Jan Edinburgh The Scottish Parliament agrees marriage between Mary Queen of Scots & Henry II's son |
| 1547 | Battle of Pinkie Cleugh | |
| 10th Sep Pinkie Cleugh 16,000 under Somers et invade Scotland , met by 23,000 under Arran at the Esk |
| 10th Sep Pinkie Cleugh Launches an attack on the English under Somers et |
| 10th Sep Pinkie Cleugh The English win & occupy Edinburgh |
| 10th Sep Pinkie Cleugh The last battle fought between England & Scotland as independent kingdoms |
| 1547 | Capture of Edinburgh Scotland | |
| Sep Edinburgh After their victory at Pinkie Cleugh the English occupy Edinburgh |
| 1547 | Marriage of Hamilton, James | |
| 27th Jan Edinburgh The Scottish Parliament agrees marriage between Mary Queen of Scots & Henry II's son |
| 1547 | Siege of Edinburgh Scotland | |
| Sep Edinburgh After their victory at Pinkie Cleugh the English occupy Edinburgh |
| 1606 | Birth of Hamilton, James | |
| 19th June Birth of James Hamilton, son of James , 2nd Marquess of Hamilton |
| 1606 | Birth of Hamilton | |
| 19th June Birth of James Hamilton, son of James , 2nd Marquess of Hamilton |
| 1625 | Peerage | |
| Hamilton Created Marquis of Hamilton |
| 1628 | Privy Council | |
| Appointed Privy Councillor |
| 1631 | Invasion of Germany | |
Leads several thousand men to Germany  to fight under Gustavus Adolphus |
| 1633 | Commissioner Gen Assembly | |
| Appointed King's Commissioner to the General Assembly |
| 1638 | Episcopacy | |
| 24th Nov Glasgow Tries to close the General Assembly but is ignored & episcopacy is abolished |
| 1638 | General Assembly | |
| 24th Nov Glasgow Tries to close the General Assembly but is ignored & episcopacy is abolished |
| 1642 | General Artillery Hamilton | |
| Ulster Appointed General of the Artillery of the Covenanters in Ulster |
| 1642 | Siege of Down | |
| 27th April Down Begins to secure a base for the Covenanters in Down |
| 12th May Down Succeeds in securning a base for the Covenanters in Down |
| 1642 | Siege of Newry | |
| May Newry Occupies Newry & massacres 80 of its inhabitants |
| 1643 | Exile of Hamilton | |
| Dec Refuses to take the Solomn League & Covenant so is forced to flee into England |
| 1643 | Peerage | |
| 12th April Hamilton Created the Duke of Hamilton for neutralizing the Covenantors |
| 1643 | Solomn League & Covenant | |
| Dec Refuses to take the Solomn League & Covenant so is forced to flee into England |
| 1644 | Arrest of Hamilton | |
| Jan Pendennis Imprisoned at Pendennis Castle by Charles I |
| 1646 | Arrest of Hamilton | |
| 23rd April St Michael's Freed from captivity in St Michael's Mount by Thomas Fairfax |
| 1646 | Civil War England | |
| 23rd April St Michael's Freed from captivity in St Michael's Mount by Thomas Fairfax |
| 1648 | Arrest of Hamilton | |
| 25th Aug Uttoxeter Captured near Uttoxeter |
| 1648 | Arrest of Preston | |
| 17th Aug Preston Cromwell defeats the Scottish -Royalist invasion Army led by Hamilton |
| 1648 | Civil War England | |
| 17th Aug Preston Cromwell defeats the Scottish -Royalist invasion Army led by Hamilton |
| 25th Aug Uttoxeter Captured near Uttoxeter |
| 1648 | Invasion of England | |
| 8th July Leads an inexperienced Army into England |
| 1649 | Civil War England | |
| Feb Windsor Castle Held at Windsor Castle & tried |
| 6th Mar Condemned to death |
| 9th Mar Windsor Castle Death of James Hamilton, executed |
| 9th Mar Windsor Castle Executed at Windsor |
| 1649 | Death of Hamilton, James | |
| 9th Mar Windsor Castle Death of James Hamilton, executed |
| 1649 | Execution of Hamilton, James | |
| Feb Windsor Castle Held at Windsor Castle & tried |
| 9th Mar Windsor Castle Executed at Windsor |
| 1716 | Alliance | |
Sent by Edward, the Pretender, to France  but cannot rally any support |
