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Born 1583? • Scotland
Died August 19, 1646 • Edinburgh • Scotland
Role In Bishops’ Wars • National Covenant • Reformation

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John Napier
John Napier
Scottish mathematician
Andrew Melville, engraving
Andrew Melville
Scottish clergyman and scholar
John Erskine
Scottish religious leader [1509–1591]
James Melville
Scottish clergyman
Alexander Leslie, 1st earl of Leven
Scottish army commander
George Wishart
George Wishart
Scottish religious reformer
Charles I
Charles I
king of Great Britain and Ireland
Nicola Sturgeon
Nicola Sturgeon
Scottish politician
Alex Salmond
Alex Salmond
Scottish politician
Daniel Mytens: portrait of James I
James I
king of England and Scotland
Mary, Queen of Scots
Mary
queen of Scotland
Humza Yousaf
Humza Yousaf
first minister of Scotland
William Wallace
William Wallace
Scottish hero
Robert the Bruce
Robert the Bruce
king of Scotland
John Campbell, 1st earl of Breadalbane and Holland
Scottish politician
James Hepburn, 4th earl of Bothwell
James Hepburn, 4th earl of Bothwell
Scottish noble
David I
David I
king of Scotland
George Gordon, 1st marquess and 6th earl of Huntly
Scottish conspirator
Robert II, coin, 14th century; in the British Museum
Robert II
king of Scotland
James IV, painting by an unknown artist; in the Scottish National Portrait Gallery, Edinburgh
James IV
king of Scotland