1560 in Scotland

none 1560 Events from the year 1560 in the Kingdom of Scotland. Incumbents Monarch – Mary I Events 7 January – French troops commanded by Henri Cleutin and Captain Corbeyran de Cardaillac Sarlabous sail across the Firth of Forth from Leith, which they are occupying, and fight with the Lords of the Congregation at Pettycur Bay near Kinghorn. 27 February – Treaty of Berwick: Terms are agreed upon with the Lords of the Congregation in Scotland for forces of the Kingdom of England to enter Scotland, to expel French troops defending the Regency of Mary of Guise.Huguenot Society of London Proceedings of the Huguenot Society of London https://books.google.com/books?id=shvkAAAAMAAJ 1965 Huguenot Society of London 633 18 March – Battle of Glasgow: Scottish troops are cut to pieces by the French.Dickinson, Gladys Two Missions of de la Brosse SHS 1942 81 85–87 7 May - English troops at the siege of Leith attempting to storm the fortified town held by French troops suffer a heavy defeat.HMC Salisbury Hatfield, vol. 1 (London, 1883), pp. 220, 227. 6 July – The Treaty of Edinburgh is signed between Scotland, France and England, ending the Siege of Leith. The French withdraw from Scotland, largely ending the Auld Alliance between the two countries, and also ending the wars between England and its northern neighbour.Great Britain. Public Record Office Calendar of State Papers: Foreign Series, of the Reign of Elizabeth ... https://books.google.com/books?id=nio5AQAAMAAJ 1966 174 en 17 August – Papal Jurisdiction Act 1560: The Scottish Reformation Parliament rejects papal authority, beginning the Scottish Reformation and disestablishing Roman Catholicism in Scotland.Papal Jurisdiction Act 1560. 27 August – The Scottish Reformation Parliament adopts the Protestant Scots Confession of faith.Confession of Faith Ratification Act 1560. Births 19 August – James Crichton, polymath (k. 1582) Deaths 11 June – Mary of Guise, queen consort of James V and regent of Scotland (dropsy) (b. 1515)Marie de Guise Undiscovered Scotland https://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/usbiography/g/mariedeguise.html 2020-04-20 See also Timeline of Scottish history 1560 in England References 1560 in Scotland Category:Years of the 16th century in Scotland Scotland