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1610: The General Assembly approves the restoration of diocesan episcopacy in Scotland; 1611: Glasgow becomes a royal burgh, with a population of about 7600; 1615: The Jesuit John Ogilvy is hanged for saying Mass [22] 1621: Glasgow pays 3%-10% of Scottish customs duties; 1625: The first quay is built at Broomielaw; 1626: The Tolbooth is constructed
In 1451, the University of Glasgow was founded by papal bull and established in religious buildings in the precincts of Glasgow Cathedral. By the start of the 16th century, Glasgow had become an important religious and academic city and by the 17th century the university had moved from the cathedral precincts to its own building in the High Street.
Glasgow (Parliament of Scotland constituency) Glasgow (UK Parliament constituency) Glasgow and Paisley Joint Railway; Glasgow Corporation Water Works; Glasgow Garden Festival; Glasgow International Exhibition (1901) Glasgow Literary Society; Glasgow Magdalene Institution; Glasgow Police Act 1800; Glasgow razor gangs; Glasgow Salvage Corps
This is a timeline of Scottish history, comprising important legal and territorial changes and political events in Scotland and its predecessor states. See also Timeline of prehistoric Scotland . To read about the background to many of these events, see History of Scotland .
Scotland advanced markedly in educational terms during the 15th century with the founding of the University of St Andrews in 1413, the University of Glasgow in 1450 and the University of Aberdeen in 1495, and with the passing of the Education Act 1496, which decreed that all sons of barons and freeholders of substance should attend grammar ...
Glasgow is Scotland's main locus of Gaelic language use outside the Highlands and Islands. In 2011, 5,878 residents of the city over age 3 spoke Gaelic, amounting to 1.0% of the population. Of Scotland's 25 largest cities and towns, only Inverness, the unofficial capital of the Highlands, has a higher percentage of Gaelic speakers. [192]
Timeline of the COVID-19 pandemic in Scotland (2022) D. ... Timeline of Glasgow history; T. Timeline of prehistoric Scotland This page was ...
Glasgow timeline; Scotland portal: Archaeology and geology continue to reveal the secrets of prehistoric Scotland, ...