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| 1294 | Balliol |  |
| The Scottish Parliament sets up a Committee to which John Balliol is answerable |
| 1296 | Balliol | |
| 1st Mar Berwick Fails to appear at Berwick to stand trial, Edward I uses this to invade Scotland |
| 1305 | Wallace, William | |
| 22nd Aug Tower of London Committed & sentenced to death |
| 23rd Aug Tyburn Found guilty of treason despite never being a subject of the English Crown |
| 23rd Aug London Indicted & condemned as a traitor in Westminster Hall without a trial |
| 1527 | Alesius, Alexander | |
| Tries Hamilton for treason but is converted by him to Lutheranism |
| 1527 | Hamilton, Patrick | |
| Tried by Alesius for treason but converts him to Lutheranism |
| 1528 | Douglas, Archibald | |
| Tried in his absence & forfeiture declared |
| 1566 | Mary of Scots | |
| 20th June Gives her half brother Moray a pardon after Darnley's assassination of David Rizzio |
| 1566 | Stewart, James | |
| 20th June Pardoned by her half-sister Mary Queen of Scots |
| 1567 | Hepburn, James | |
| 12th April Brought to trial for the assassination of Lord Darnley & acquitted |
| 1567 | Mary of Scots | |
| Nov Elizabeth summons 6 Earls to hear Murray's accusations against Queen Mary, |
| Nov Mary does not attend as she wishes to be heard directly by Elizabeth |
| 1568 | 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 |
| 1568 | 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 |
| 1569 | Mary of Scots | |
| 11th Jan Moray returns to Scotland, Elizabeth says nothing has been proven |
| 1569 | Stewart, James | |
| 11th Jan Moray returns to Scotland, Elizabeth says nothing has been proven |
| 1581 | Douglas, Archibald | |
| 2nd June Defends Morton, makes a vain attempt to rescue him, and is declared guilty of high treason |
| 1586 | Mary of Scots | |
| 15th Oct Put on trial for correspondence with anthony Babington during the Babington plot |
| 25th Oct Sentenced to death by the court of star Chamber |
| 1587 | Paget, Charles | |
| Paget is attainted |
| 1650 | Graham, James | |
| 20th May Edinburgh Sentenced to death, refuses to repent |
