June 17 in Scottish History

On 17 June 1567 Mary, Queen of Scots, was imprisoned in Loch Leven castle. Mary was imprisoned in the castle on the island in the middle of the loch after the defeat of her forces at the battle of Carberry Hill. She was pregnant at the time and gave birth on the island, although what happened to the child is unknown. Shortly after this Mary was forced into signing her abdication papers in the castle, which made her half-brother, Moray, Regent. It was the spring of the following year before Mary made her escape from the castle, dressed as a servant girl.

The 17 June 2001 witnessed the death of Cardinal Winning, leader of Scotland’s Catholic community. Winning had served as Archbishop of Glasgow from 1974. He was only the third Scot to be appointed a Cardinal. Staunchly conservative, he made headlines for his traditional views toward abortion and homosexuality.

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