February 08, 1622
James I, son of Mary, Queen of Scots (and descended from Henry VII’s daughter Margaret), had been King of Scotland for 36 years when he became King of England.
February 08, 1587
Mary, Queen of Scots, was executed by order of Queen Elizabeth I of England.
February 09, 1739
The Scots Magazine was originally published in January 1739. It was intended as a rival to the London-based Gentleman’s Magazine, in order that “our countrymen might have the production of …
February 09, 1731
Sir Lucius Henry O’Brien, 3rd Baronet PC (Ire) (2 September 1731 – 15 January 1795) was an Irish baronet and politician for 34 years.
February 09, 1554
Wyatt’s Rebellion was a limited and unsuccessful uprising in England in early 1554 led by four men, one of whom was Sir Thomas Wyatt.
February 09, 1281
John Balliol married around 9 February 1281 to Isabella de Warenne, daughter of John de Warenne, 6th Earl of Surrey.
February 10,1972
The uninhabited island of Rockall, located in the North Atlantic Ocean, was incorporated as part of Scotland.
February 10, 1912
Joseph Lister, the pioneering surgeon known for his development of antiseptic surgical techniques, passed away on February 10, 1912, in Walmer, Kent, England.
February 10, 1907
Sir William Howard Russell, the renowned journalist and war correspondent, passed away on February 11, 1907.
February 10, 1889
Richard Pigott (1835 – 1 March 1889) was an Irish journalist, best known for his forging of evidence that Charles Stewart Parnell of the Irish National Land League had been sympathetic to the …
February 10, 1868
David Brewster, the Scottish scientist and inventor known for his contributions to optics and his invention of the kaleidoscope, died on February 10, 1868, in Allerby, Melrose, Scotland.
February 10, 1844
Daniel(I) O’Connell (Irish: Dónall Ó Conaill; 6 August 1775 – 15 May 1847), hailed in his time as The Liberator, was the acknowledged political leader of Ireland’s Roman Catholic majority in the …
