Hertford's first Invasion 1544 Hertford's second Invasion 1545 Burning of George Wishart 1545 Murder of Beaton 1545 Battle of Pinkie 1547 Mary sails for France 1548 First marriage of Mary, 24th April 1558 THE REFORMATION PERIOD, 1557-1603. The "First Covenant" signed 1557 Burning of Walter Mill 1558 Religious riots 1559 Treaty of Berwick 1560 Reformation Statutes passed 1560 Return of the Queen 1561 Battle of Corrichie 1562 Second marriage of Mary, 29th July 1565 Murder of Rizzio 1566 Murder of Darnley, 9th February 1567 Third Marriage of Mary, 15th May 1567 Surrender at Carberry, 15th June 1567 Abdication of Mary 1567 James VI. crowned 1567 Battle of Langside, 13th May 1568 Conference at York begins, October 1568 Murder of Murray the Regent 1570 Taking of Dunbarton, 2nd April 1571 Parliament at Stirling, 4th September 1571 Lennox the Regent slain 1571 Episcopacy revived 1572 Death of John Knox, 24th November 1572 Death of Mar the Regent, 24th November 1572 Surrender of Edinburgh Castle 1573 The King rules alone, 4th March 1578 Raid of Ruthven 1581 Death of Mary Stuart, 8th February 1587 Marriage of the King 1590 Abolition of Episcopacy 1592 The Gowrie Plot, 5th August 1600 James becomes King of England 1603