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Scottish parliament

9 dated entries naming Scottish parliament, drawn from 9 separate years between 1315 CE and 1999 CE. Nothing here is written by us: each line is the sentence a Wikipedia year article used, and the link beside it opens the exact revision.

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14th century

  • 1315April 26 – The Scottish parliament is convened at Ayr, and proclaims Edward Bruce as the legal heir to the throne to succeed if his brother, King Robert the Bruce, dies.source

15th century

  • 1425March 12 – King James I of Scotland opens a brief session of the Scottish Parliament, which opens at Perth and ends after only five days.source
  • 1481April 2 – King James III of Scotland gives royal assent to the six Defence of the Realm Acts and to the Benefices Act 1481, passed by his parliament in anticipation of a war with England.source
  • 1484February 24 – King James III of Scotland gives royal assent to numerous acts passed by the Scottish Parliament, including the Defence of the Realm Act 1483 (summoning the members of the nobility to come defend Scotland); the Duke of Albany Act, an arrest warrant for all person who made treasonable assistance to the King's rebellious brother, Alexander, Duke of Albany; and the two Barratry Acts, prohibiting "the having of mone furth of the Realme" (the exportation of money out of the realm) to the Court of Rome.source
  • 1486March 1 – King James III of Scotland gives royal assent to acts passed by the Scottish Parliament, including the Tallow Act, the Hides Act and the Currency Act.source
  • 1490February 3 – The Scottish Parliament opens in Edinburgh to address matters of lands confiscated in the year before.source

16th century

  • 1546August 14 – The Scottish Parliament ratifies the Treaty of Ardres.source

20th century

  • 1997September 11 – Scotland votes in favour of a devolved Parliament, forming the Scottish Parliament less than two years later.source
  • 1999May 12 – David Steel becomes the first Presiding Officer (Speaker) of the modern Scottish Parliament.source

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