1291 in Scotland

Events from the year 1291 in the Kingdom of Scotland.

  • 1290
  • 1289
  • 1288
  • 1287
  • 1286
1291
in
Scotland

  • 1292
  • 1293
  • 1294
  • 1295
  • 1296
Centuries:
  • 11th
  • 12th
  • 13th
  • 14th
  • 15th
Decades:
  • 1270s
  • 1280s
  • 1290s
  • 1300s
  • 1310s
See also:List of years in Scotland
Timeline of Scottish history
1291 in: England Elsewhere

Incumbents

  • Monarch – Guardians of Scotland during the First Interregnum.

Events

  • January - Antony Bek Bishop of Durham, arrives in Scotland on a diplomatic mission.
  • May - King Edward I of England arrives at Norham, Northumberland, England and sends correspondence to the Guardians, Scots nobility demanding that his claim of feudal overlordship of Scotland be recognised.[1]
  • 3 June - English army musters at Norham.
  • 6 June - Guardians and Scots nobility agree on terms to have Edward I arbitrate over the selection of the next King of Scotland, amongst the competitors.
  • 6 June - Realm and principal royal castles of Scotland, placed in temporary control of Edward I.
  • 13 June - Guardians and Scots nobility swear fealty to Edward I at Upsettlington, on the river bank opposite Norham Castle. This was followed later by swearing of fealty at Perth, Ayr, Inverness and Galloway.

References

  1. Barrow, p. 44.

References

  • Barrow, Geoffrey W.S. Robert Bruce & The Community of The Realm of Scotland, 1988. ISBN 0-85224-604-8


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