1706 in Scotland

Events from the year 1706 in the Kingdom of Scotland.

1706
in
Scotland
Centuries:
  • 16th
  • 17th
  • 18th
  • 19th
  • 20th
Decades:
  • 1680s
  • 1690s
  • 1700s
  • 1710s
  • 1720s
See also:List of years in Scotland
Timeline of Scottish history
1706 in: England Wales Elsewhere

Incumbents

Law officers

Judiciary

Events

  • April – commissioners assemble in London to agree a Treaty of Union between Scotland and England.
  • 22 July – Treaty of Union agreed in London.[1]
  • c. September – Daniel Defoe is sent to Edinburgh as an English government agent to promote ratification of the Treaty of Union.
  • 3 October – opening of the Parliament of Scotland which will debate the Union.
  • 19 October – an Edinburgh mob opposed to the Union threatens the Lord Provost.[2]
  • 4 November – the Parliament of Scotland votes in favour of the Union with England Act by 116 votes to 83.[3]
  • 6 November – a Glasgow mob opposed to the Union threatens the Lord Provost.[2]
  • 20 November – a copy of the Treaty of Union is burnt publicly in Dumfries.[2]
  • Lord Archibald Campbell is created 1st Earl of Ilay.

Births

Date unknown

Deaths

Date unknown

The arts

  • A Choice Collection of Comic and Serious Scots Poems both ancient and modern, by several hands edited by James Watson begins publication in Edinburgh.[4]

See also

References

  1. Palmer, Alan; Veronica (1992). The Chronology of British History. London: Century Ltd. pp. 204–205. ISBN 0-7126-5616-2.
  2. "Notable Dates in History". The Flag in the Wind. The Scots Independent. Archived from the original on 26 January 2016. Retrieved 1 March 2016.
  3. McLean, Iain; McMillan, Alistair. State of the Union: Unionism and the Alternatives in the United Kingdom since 1707. Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-925820-1. Retrieved 6 January 2008.
  4. "Ramsay, Allan (1686–1758)". The Burns Encyclopedia. Archived from the original on 14 July 2010. Retrieved 2009-07-01.
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