Talk:Timeline of Scottish history

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I have removed the cleanup tag because there have been no specific comments on the features of the article which need improvement. Feel free to replace it and on this page comment specifically on what is needed. Nesbit 23:01, 13 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Factual corrections

These are as follows with the relevant dates;

563-Columba did not 'reintroduce' Christianity: it had never gone away.

1156-Somerled did not 'end' Viking power in the west of Scotland; he established his own Norse-Gaelic kingdon. The Viking-Norse presence in the area continued on and off until the Treaty of Perth in 1266.

1164-Somerled was not 'Lord of the Isles'-a title which did not exist until the fourteenth century-but King of the Hebrides.

1493 Lordship of the Isles was only abolished in this year. The title was not incorporated into the crown until 1540.

1568-Mary did not flee to England after the murder of Darnley but after her defeat at Langside.

1592-Presbyterianism is not 'a religion' but a form of church government. The provisions of the act of 1592 only lasted a few years. In the early years of the following century Episcopacy was reintroduced. (See time line for 1689).

1651-1660 Scotland not conquered by Cromwell over this period (he was dead by 1658) but incorporated into the Commonwealth and subsequently the Protectorate (and then back into the Commonwealth!)

[edit] Excessive detail on recent events?

I personally find the reference to the 2006 smoking ban irritatingly trivial when there are so many more important events which do not appear in this rather eclectic list. Rcpaterson 08:39, 20 August 2006 (UTC)

We obviously need to establish criteria for determining which events should be listed. One possibility is that events should only be included if they are sufficiently notable to warrant a dedicated WP article. Nesbit 17:35, 20 August 2006 (UTC)

Quite! Rcpaterson 22:44, 20 August 2006 (UTC)

I removed several 20th century events that were either not specifically Scottish or not main events in Scottish history. One reason is to balance the size of the 20th century section with sections representing other centuries. My preference would be to trim it even further. These judgements are, of course, subjective. Feel free to revert me or re-introduce some events if you have good reason to do so. Nesbit 05:07, 8 January 2007 (UTC)