{"slug": "stirling-castle", "label": "Stirling Castle", "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stirling_Castle", "wikidata": "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q756268", "qid": "Q756268", "description": "castle in Stirling, Scotland, UK", "entries": 17, "years": 13, "span": [1303, 1594], "span_label": ["1303 CE", "1594 CE"], "topics": [{"title": "Culture & Society", "count": 6}, {"title": "Conflict & Security", "count": 5}, {"title": "Religion & Belief", "count": 3}, {"title": "Deaths", "count": 1}, {"title": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "count": 1}, {"title": "Crime & Justice", "count": 1}], "also_known_as": [], "related": [{"slug": "james-iv", "label": "James IV", "shared": 2}, {"slug": "james-v", "label": "James V", "shared": 2}, {"slug": "august", "label": "August", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "edward-iii", "label": "Edward III", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "edward-ii", "label": "Edward II", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "berwick-upon-tweed", "label": "Berwick-upon-Tweed", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "mary-queen-of-scots", "label": "Mary, Queen of Scots", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "james-iii-of-scotland", "label": "James III of Scotland", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "edward-bruce", "label": "Edward Bruce", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "james-ii-of-scotland", "label": "James II of Scotland", "shared": 1}], "items": [{"year": 1303, "year_label": "1303 CE", "section": "Religion & Belief", "date": "November 9", "text": "November 9 – Edward I Longshanks, King of England spends the winter at Dunfermline Abbey where he plans the attack on Stirling Castle. He stations an army in the field and operations continue throughout the winter. An English force (some 1,000 men) raids and plunder into Lennox as far as Drymen. Meanwhile, Lord John Botetourt raids Galloway in strength, with four bannerets (some 3,000 men).", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1360891664#October–December", "title": "1303", "revid": 1360891664, "section": "Events › October–December"}}, {"year": 1313, "year_label": "1313 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "June 24", "text": "June 24 – From the English garrison at Stirling Castle in Scottish territory, Sir Philip Mowbray proposes a truce with Edward Bruce, brother of King Robert the Bruce of Scotland, after a siege of \"many months\". Edward Bruce agrees to what Scottish historian Patrick Fraser Tytler will describe five centuries later as \"a truce involving conditions which ought on no account to have been accepted.\" As Tytler notes, the effect \"was to check the ardour of the Scots in that career of success, which was now rapidly leading to the complete deliverance of their country; it gave the King of England a whole year to assemble the strength of his dominions... We need not wonder, then, that Bruce was highly incensed, on hearing that, without consulting him, his brother had agreed to Mowbray's proposals.\"", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1361694602#April_–_June", "title": "1313", "revid": 1361694602, "section": "Events › April – June"}}, {"year": 1314, "year_label": "1314 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "June 17", "text": "June 17 – First War of Scottish Independence: English forces led by King Edward II leave Berwick-upon-Tweed to march to break the Scottish siege of Stirling Castle. They cross the River Tweed at Wark and Coldstream and march west across the flat Merse of Berwickshire towards Lauderdale. In Earlston, Edward uses an old Roman road through the Lammermuir Hills, practical for the wheeled transport of a long supply train as well as the cavalry and infantry.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1373434387#April_–_June", "title": "1314", "revid": 1373434387, "section": "Events › April – June"}}, {"year": 1337, "year_label": "1337 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "August", "text": "August – Second War of Scottish Independence: English forces relieve Stirling Castle, ending Edward III of England's last campaign in Scotland.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1359629159#January–December", "title": "1337", "revid": 1359629159, "section": "Events › January–December"}}, {"year": 1452, "year_label": "1452 CE", "section": "Deaths", "date": "February 22", "text": "February 22 – William Douglas, 8th Earl of Douglas is killed by James II of Scotland, at Stirling Castle.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1355060030#January–March", "title": "1452", "revid": 1355060030, "section": "Events › January–March"}}, {"year": 1488, "year_label": "1488 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "February 2", "text": "February 2 – Prince James, Duke of Rothesay, the 15-year-old son of King James III of Scotland and heir to the throne, leaves his residence at Stirling Castle and joins a rebellion against his father. Prince James sides with the Earl of Angus and the Earl of Argyll in the rebellion, which ultimately leads to the King's death.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1368209981#January–March", "title": "1488", "revid": 1368209981, "section": "Events › January–March"}}, {"year": 1488, "year_label": "1488 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": "October 17", "text": "October 17 – King James IV of Scotland gives royal assent to numerous laws approved by the Scottish Parliament during its 1488 session, including the France Act (\"to renew the confideracioun betuix the realmez of France and Scotland\") and the Rebel Officers of Law Act (disbarring and suspending any wardens, justices or other officials \"who were in battle at Stirling against our sovereign Lord\").", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1368209981#October–December", "title": "1488", "revid": 1368209981, "section": "Events › October–December"}}, {"year": 1513, "year_label": "1513 CE", "section": "Religion & Belief", "date": "September 19", "text": "September 19 – Upon confirming that King James IV of Scotland has been killed in battle, the 35 Lords of Council of the Realm meet at Stirling Castle and agree to rule Scotland in the name of James's widow, Margaret Tudor, and his son, the infant James V.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1363949569#July–September", "title": "1513", "revid": 1363949569, "section": "Events › July–September"}}, {"year": 1513, "year_label": "1513 CE", "section": "Culture & Society", "date": "September 21", "text": "21 September – James V is crowned in the Chapel Royal at Stirling Castle.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1358678081#Events", "title": "1513 in Scotland", "revid": 1358678081, "section": "Events"}}, {"year": 1522, "year_label": "1522 CE", "section": "Culture & Society", "date": "August 3", "text": "August 3 – Lord Erskine is appointed by Margaret Tudor, regent of Scotland, to be the \"keeper\" of Margaret's 10-year-old son, King James V, who is to remain within the confines of Erskine's home at Stirling Castle.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1372799978#July–September", "title": "1522", "revid": 1372799978, "section": "Events › July–September"}}, {"year": 1543, "year_label": "1543 CE", "section": "Culture & Society", "date": "July 24", "text": "24 July – The Secret Bond is made, during controversy over the move of Mary, Queen of Scots, from Linlithgow Palace to Stirling Castle.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1353736483#Events", "title": "1543 in Scotland", "revid": 1353736483, "section": "Events"}}, {"year": 1566, "year_label": "1566 CE", "section": "Religion & Belief", "date": "December 17", "text": "17 December – James is baptised at Stirling Castle.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1373687558#Events", "title": "1566 in Scotland", "revid": 1373687558, "section": "Events"}}, {"year": 1566, "year_label": "1566 CE", "section": "Culture & Society", "date": "December 17", "text": "December 17 – The baptism of Prince James, son of Mary Queen of Scots, takes place at Stirling Castle", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1365562466#October–December", "title": "1566", "revid": 1365562466, "section": "Events › October–December"}}, {"year": 1567, "year_label": "1567 CE", "section": "Crime & Justice", "date": "April 24", "text": "24 April – Bothwell takes Mary as a prisoner to Dunbar Castle after preventing her from travelling from Stirling Castle to Edinburgh, then rapes her.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1353736671#Events", "title": "1567 in Scotland", "revid": 1353736671, "section": "Events"}}, {"year": 1585, "year_label": "1585 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "November 4", "text": "4 November – James VI surrenders Stirling Castle to the rebel lords.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1362253041#Events", "title": "1585 in Scotland", "revid": 1362253041, "section": "Events"}}, {"year": 1594, "year_label": "1594 CE", "section": "Culture & Society", "date": "August 30", "text": "August 30 – Diplomats meet at Stirling Castle for the Masque at the baptism of Prince Henry, heir to the throne of Scotland.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1319812312#July–September", "title": "1594", "revid": 1319812312, "section": "Events › July–September"}}, {"year": 1594, "year_label": "1594 CE", "section": "Culture & Society", "date": "August 30", "text": "30 August - Baptism of Prince Henry at Stirling Castle.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1359794126#Events", "title": "1594 in Scotland", "revid": 1359794126, "section": "Events"}}]}