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| Abdication of Mary of Scots Douglas, James |  |
| Lochleven Takes an active part in obtaining the consent of the Queen at Lochleven to an abdication |
| Abdication of Mary of Scots Maitland | |
| Supports Mary Queen of Scot's restoration |
| Abdication of Mary of Scots Mary of Scots | |
| May Declares that her abdication, and her consent to the coronation of James , had been extorted from her under threat of death |
| Arrest of Carlisle Mary of Scots | |
| 18th May Carlisle Castle Kept under close guard by Elizabeth I in Carlisle Castle |
| 18th May Carlisle Kept under close guard by Elizabeth I in Carlisle Castle |
| Arrest of Mary of Scots Campbell, Archibald | |
| Loch Leven Leads a force which assists Queen Mary's escape from Loch Leven |
| Arrest of Mary of Scots Mary of Scots | |
| Elizabeth refuses to grant Mary an interview & so becomes the focus of Catholic plots |
| Mary arrives in England where she is imprisoned for the rest of her life |
| Loch Leven For the next 19 years Mary lives in strict confinement |
| 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 |
| Assassination of Darnley Mary of Scots | |
| Nov Westminster The Casket Letters indicate Mary raped by Bothwell & plotted Darnley's death |
| Battle of Langside Campbell, Archibald | |
| Langside Commands Queen Mary's forces |
| Battle of Langside Douglas, James | |
| 13th May Langside Leads an army which defeats Mary Queen of Scots |
| 13th May Langside Mary & her escort rides off, eventually arriving at Dundrennan Abbey in Dumfries shire, some sixty miles to the south & from here she leaves for England, never to see Scotland again |
| Battle of Langside Mary of Scots | |
| 13th May Langside Mary escapes from prison, her supporters join her but are defeated by Moray |
| 13th May Langside Mary flees to England where she is imprisoned by Elizabeth In the Tower of London |
| 13th May Langside Mary's 6,000 army faces a smaller force under the Earl of Moray but is defeated |
| 13th May Langside Shortly after Mary's escape she is defeated at Langside |
| Battle of Langside Stewart, James | |
| Langside Moray recognises the security Dumbarton Castle would give Mary & moves his smaller, better-trained army to intercept, the forces confronted each other at Langside |
| 13th May Langside Mary escapes from Lochleven (May 2, 1568), the Duke of Chatelherault and other nobles rallied to her standard, but Moray gathers his allies and defeats her forces at the battle of Langside |
| 15th May Langside Defeats the Royalists who have helped Mary Queen of Scots escape from Loch Leven |
| Commander Royalist Forces Campbell, Archibald | |
| Lochleven Appointed Commander of Mary Queen of Scots' forces after her escape from Lochleven |
| Exile of Mary of Scots Mary of Scots | |
| 13th May Langside Cross es the border after the battle of Langside. hoping to be protected by Elizabeth |
| 13th May Langside Mary flees to England where she is imprisoned by Elizabeth In the Tower of London |
| 15th May Dundrennan Abbey Escapes to Dundrennan Abbey & in a written letter appeals to Elizabeth I for support |
| 16th May Solway Cross es the Solway into England |
| Exile of Stewart Stewart, James | |
| Forces Mary to flee to England, for this and the subsequent management of the kingdom he secures both civil and ecclesiastical peace, and earns the title of "the Good Regent" |
| Mobilization Stewart, James | |
| May Moray assembles a force of 4,000 to oppose Mary Queen of Scot's attempt to regain her throne |
| Rebellion Mary of Scots | |
| May Lanarkshire Mary gathers together a force of 6,000 to regain her throne |
| May Lanarkshire With an escort of 50 horse led by Lord Claud Hamilton arrives in Lanarkshire, soon to be joined by a wide-cross section of the nobility, including the earls of Argyll, Cassillis, Rothes and Eglinton |
| Trial of Mary of Scots Mary of Scots | |
| Oct York Norfolk plans to marry Mary, Elizabeth moves the trial to London |
| 4th Oct York Elizabeth's representitives try cases forwarded by Moray's & Mary's representitives |
| 4th Oct York Mary refuses to acknowledge the authority of the court |
| 4th Oct York Says Bothwell was acqitted & her marriage to him was approved by the Scottish Lords |
| Nov Westminster The Casket Letters exposed, written from Mary to Bothwell, only copies are found |
| Nov Westminster The Casket Letters indicate Mary had been raped by Bothwell & plotted to kill Darnley |
| 3rd Nov Westminster Mary is refused permission to present her own case |
| 3rd Nov Westminster Mary's trial moves to Westmnster |
| 16th Dec Hampton Court the trial is private as the Queen of Scotland cannot be tried by an English Court |
| 16th Dec Hampton Court The trial of Mary Queen of Scots moves to Hampton Court |
| Trial of Mary of Scots Stewart, James | |
| 4th Oct York Justifies his rebellion because Mary did not prosecute Bothwell for Darnley's murder |
| Dec York Puts the case against Mary Queen of Scots on behalf of James I |
