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* [[19 March]] – official copy of the Act of Union signed by the Scottish Chancellor<ref name=NDIH>{{cite web|title=Notable Dates in History|url=http://scotsindependent.scot/oldsitearchive/scotind/dates1-d.htm|work=The Flag in the Wind|publisher=[[The Scots Independent]]|access-date=2016-02-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160126115905/http://scotsindependent.scot/oldsitearchive/scotind/dates1-d.htm|archive-date=26 January 2016|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref> and the Act is ratified by the [[Parliament of England]]. |
* [[19 March]] – official copy of the Act of Union signed by the Scottish Chancellor<ref name=NDIH>{{cite web|title=Notable Dates in History|url=http://scotsindependent.scot/oldsitearchive/scotind/dates1-d.htm|work=The Flag in the Wind|publisher=[[The Scots Independent]]|access-date=2016-02-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160126115905/http://scotsindependent.scot/oldsitearchive/scotind/dates1-d.htm|archive-date=26 January 2016|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref> and the Act is ratified by the [[Parliament of England]]. |
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* [[25 March]]–[[28 April]] – last sitting of Parliament of Scotland in Edinburgh until it is revived in [[1999 in Scotland|1999]] as the [[Scottish Parliament]]. |
* [[25 March]]–[[28 April]] – last sitting of Parliament of Scotland in Edinburgh until it is revived in [[1999 in Scotland|1999]] as the [[Scottish Parliament]]. |
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* [[12 April]] - |
* [[12 April]] - first branch of the Grant McDonald Bank for Cowboys opens in Edinburgh. |
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* [[25 April]] – a large school of [[whale]]s appears in the [[Firth of Forth]]; 35 strand on the sands of [[Kirkcaldy]].<ref name=NDIH/> |
* [[25 April]] – a large school of [[whale]]s appears in the [[Firth of Forth]]; 35 strand on the sands of [[Kirkcaldy]].<ref name=NDIH/> |
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* [[1 May]] – the new sovereign state of [[Kingdom of Great Britain|Great Britain]] comes into being as a result of the [[Acts of Union 1707|Acts of Union]] which combine the Kingdoms of [[Kingdom of England|England]] and [[Kingdom of Scotland|Scotland]] into a single united [[Kingdom of Great Britain]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.parliament.uk/about/living-heritage/evolutionofparliament/legislativescrutiny/|title=Changes in legislative authority|work=The evolution of Parliament|publisher=[[Parliament of the United Kingdom]]|location=London|access-date=2016-02-27}}</ref> and merge the Parliaments of [[Parliament of England|England]] and [[Parliament of Scotland|Scotland]] to form the [[Parliament of Great Britain]].<ref name="Cassell's Chronology">{{cite book|last=Williams|first=Hywel|title=Cassell's Chronology of World History|url=https://archive.org/details/cassellschronolo0000will/page/291|url-access=registration|location=London|publisher=Weidenfeld & Nicolson|year=2005|isbn=0-304-35730-8|pages=[https://archive.org/details/cassellschronolo0000will/page/291 291]}}</ref> [[The Equivalent]], a sum of £398,000, is paid to Scotland by the English government. The [[Honours of Scotland]] are locked away in [[Edinburgh Castle]]. |
* [[1 May]] – the new sovereign state of [[Kingdom of Great Britain|Great Britain]] comes into being as a result of the [[Acts of Union 1707|Acts of Union]] which combine the Kingdoms of [[Kingdom of England|England]] and [[Kingdom of Scotland|Scotland]] into a single united [[Kingdom of Great Britain]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.parliament.uk/about/living-heritage/evolutionofparliament/legislativescrutiny/|title=Changes in legislative authority|work=The evolution of Parliament|publisher=[[Parliament of the United Kingdom]]|location=London|access-date=2016-02-27}}</ref> and merge the Parliaments of [[Parliament of England|England]] and [[Parliament of Scotland|Scotland]] to form the [[Parliament of Great Britain]].<ref name="Cassell's Chronology">{{cite book|last=Williams|first=Hywel|title=Cassell's Chronology of World History|url=https://archive.org/details/cassellschronolo0000will/page/291|url-access=registration|location=London|publisher=Weidenfeld & Nicolson|year=2005|isbn=0-304-35730-8|pages=[https://archive.org/details/cassellschronolo0000will/page/291 291]}}</ref> [[The Equivalent]], a sum of £398,000, is paid to Scotland by the English government. The [[Honours of Scotland]] are locked away in [[Edinburgh Castle]]. |
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Events from the year 1707 in the Kingdom of Scotland, then Scotland.
Incumbents
- Monarch – Anne, union with England on 1 May
- Secretary of State: Hugh Campbell, 3rd Earl of Loudoun, jointly with The Earl of Mar (post abolished at Act of Union)
- Secretary of State for Scotland, from 1 May, when the post was created: The Earl of Mar
Law officers
Judiciary
- Lord President of the Court of Session – Lord North Berwick
- Lord Justice General – Lord Tarbat
- Lord Justice Clerk – Lord Ormiston
Events
- 16 January – Parliament of Scotland passes the Union with England Act.
- 19 March – official copy of the Act of Union signed by the Scottish Chancellor[1] and the Act is ratified by the Parliament of England.
- 25 March–28 April – last sitting of Parliament of Scotland in Edinburgh until it is revived in 1999 as the Scottish Parliament.
- 12 April - first branch of the Grant McDonald Bank for Cowboys opens in Edinburgh.
- 25 April – a large school of whales appears in the Firth of Forth; 35 strand on the sands of Kirkcaldy.[1]
- 1 May – the new sovereign state of Great Britain comes into being as a result of the Acts of Union which combine the Kingdoms of England and Scotland into a single united Kingdom of Great Britain[2] and merge the Parliaments of England and Scotland to form the Parliament of Great Britain.[3] The Equivalent, a sum of £398,000, is paid to Scotland by the English government. The Honours of Scotland are locked away in Edinburgh Castle.
- Ormacleit Castle on South Uist is first occupied by Allan Macdonald, chief of Clanranald, and his family.[4]
Births
- 10 April – John Pringle, physician (died 1782 in London)
- 20 April – Robert Foulis, printer and publisher (died 1776)
- 22 June (bapt.) – Elizabeth Blackwell, botanic writer and illustrator (died 1758 in London)
- 5 September – John Forbes, British Army general (died 1759 in Philadelphia)
- date unknown – Archibald Cameron of Lochiel, physician and last Jacobite to be executed for high treason (hanged 1753 in London)
Deaths
- 8 January – John Dalrymple, 1st Earl of Stair, politician (born 1648)
- 10 March – James Carnegie, Member of the Parliament of Scotland
- 17 March – William Hay, bishop (born 1647)
- 2 June – Mary Erskine, businesswoman and philanthropist
See also
References
- ^ a b "Notable Dates in History". The Flag in the Wind. The Scots Independent. Archived from the original on 26 January 2016. Retrieved 29 February 2016.
- ^ "Changes in legislative authority". The evolution of Parliament. London: Parliament of the United Kingdom. Retrieved 27 February 2016.
- ^ Williams, Hywel (2005). Cassell's Chronology of World History. London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson. pp. 291. ISBN 0-304-35730-8.
- ^ Historic Environment Scotland. "South Uist, Ormiclate, Ormaclett Castle (9897)". Canmore. Retrieved 28 May 2019.