1542 in Scotland
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Events from 1542 in the Kingdom of Scotland.
See also:List of years in Scotland
Timeline of Scottish history
1542 in: England ⢠Elsewhere
Timeline of Scottish history
1542 in: England ⢠Elsewhere
Incumbents
- Monarch â James V and Mary, Queen of Scots
Events
- 24 August 1542 â A Scottish army led by George Gordon, 4th Earl of Huntly defeated English border raiders at the battle of Haddon Rig.[1]
- 22 â 26 October â The Duke of Norfolk leads a raid to Kelso and Scottish forces fail to engage.[2]
- 24 November 1542 â A Scottish army led by Oliver Sinclair is defeated in England at the Battle of Solway Moss.[3]
Births
- 8 December 1542 - Mary, Queen of Scots at Linlithgow Palace
Deaths
- William Borthwick, 4th Lord Borthwick
- 27 November 1542 - David Lindsay, 8th Earl of Crawford
- 14 December 1542 - James V at Falkland Palace.