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Between 1639 and 1652, Scotland was involved in the Wars of the Three Kingdoms, a series of conflicts which included the Bishops' Wars, the Irish Rebellion of 1641, the English Civil War, the Irish Confederate Wars and finally the conquest of Ireland and the subjugation of Scotland by the English New Model Army.
The term Wars of the Three Kingdoms first appears in A Brief Chronicle of all the Chief Actions so fatally Falling out in the three Kingdoms by James Heath, published in 1662, [7] but historian Ian Gentles argues "there is no stable, agreed title for the events....which have been variously labelled the Great Rebellion, the Puritan Revolution, the English Civil War, the English Revolution and ...
The siege of Inverness of 1650 was part of the Scottish Civil War that formed part of the Wars of the Three Kingdoms. Lewis Gordon, 3rd Marquess of Huntly, who was operating under the leadership of the royalist James Graham, 1st Marquess of Montrose, unsuccessfully laid siege to Inverness Castle which was being held by Covenanters of the Clan Fraser of Lovat under Sir James Fraser of Brea.
Ultimately the Bishops' Wars resulted in the Wars of the Three Kingdoms. On 5 February 1649, six days after the English Parliament executed the King, the Covenanter Parliament of Scotland proclaimed Charles II "King of Great Britain, France and Ireland" at the Mercat Cross, Edinburgh , [ 5 ] but refused to allow him to enter Scotland unless he ...
Cromwell invades Scotland and smashes the Scottish army at the Battle of Dunbar (3 September 1650) 1651: Henry Ireton besieges Limerick; 1651: June: Capture of the Isles of Scilly by Admiral Robert Blake; 1651: 3 September: the defeat of Charles II and the Scots at Worcester ends the Anglo-Scottish War. Charles II goes into exile in France
Articles related to the role of Scotland in the Wars of the Three Kingdoms (1639–1653). Subcategories This category has the following 3 subcategories, out of 3 total.
King Charles I - Ruler of the Three Kingdoms from 1625-1649. King Charles II - King of Scotland from 1649-1651 and then ruler of all three kingdoms from 1660. John Pym - Leader of Parliamentary opposition to the King. Archibald Campbell, 1st Marquess of Argyll - De facto head of the Scottish government throughout most of the period.
Glencairn's rising was a Royalist revolt in Scotland against the Protectorate of Oliver Cromwell from 1653 to 1654. It was led by William Cunningham, 9th Earl of Glencairn (1610–1664), who was given command of the Royalist forces in Scotland by Charles II.