1510s in Scotland explained

Events from the 1510s in Scotland.

Incumbents

• Monarch – James IV

Events

• 12 October 1511  - James IV's great ship, the Michael, is launched at the new dockyard at Newhaven, Edinburgh; she is the largest ship afloat at this date.^[1]
• 1511  - Battle of Knock Mary followed by Massacre of Monzievaird.
• 1512  - St Leonard's College, St Andrews, founded

Births

• 10 April 1512 – James V of Scotland (died 1542)

Deaths

• 2 August 1511  - Sir Andrew Barton, High Admiral and privateer, killed in battle in The Downs (b. c.1466)
• 15 September 1512 – John Stewart, 1st Earl of Atholl, peer (born 1440)

See also

• Timeline of Scottish history

Notes and References

1. Book: Oliver, Neil. Neil Oliver. A History of Scotland. 4 January 2011 . 191. 978-0-7538-2663-8.