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Events from 1542 in the Kingdom of Scotland.
Incumbents
Events
- 24 August 1542 – A Scottish army led by George Gordon, 4th Earl of Huntly defeated English border raiders at the battle of Haddon Rig.[1]
- 22 – 26 October – The Duke of Norfolk leads a raid to Kelso and Scottish forces fail to engage.[2]
- 24 November 1542 – A Scottish army led by Oliver Sinclair is defeated in England at the Battle of Solway Moss.[3]
Births
- 8 December 1542 - Mary, Queen of Scots at Linlithgow Palace
Deaths
- William Borthwick, 4th Lord Borthwick
- 27 November 1542 - David Lindsay, 8th Earl of Crawford
- 14 December 1542 - James V at Falkland Palace.
References
- ^ Joseph Bain, Hamilton Papers, 1 (Edinburgh, 1890), pp. 156–159 nos. 127, 128.
- ^ Jamie Cameron, James V: King of Scots (Tuckwell, 1998), pp. 299–305.
- ^ Jamie Cameron, James V (East Linton: Tuckwell, 1998), p. 321.
