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1515 CE - 1560 CE: Life of Mary of Guise, queen and then regent of Scotland.
1536 CE - 1537 CE: James V of Scotland visits France for seven months.
1538 CE: James V of Scotland marries his second wife, Mary of Guise.
1542 CE: Mary, Queen of Scots is born, daughter of James V of Scotland and Mary of Guise.
1542 CE: James V of Scotland dies of illness at Falkland Palace.
1544 CE: An army sent by Henry VIII of England attacks Scotland and sacks Edinburgh.
1544 CE - 1545 CE: English forces ravage the Scottish Lowlands, the so-called ‘Rough Wooing’.
1545 CE: An army of Henry VIII of England is defeated by the Scots at the Battle of Ancrum Moor.
1547 CE: An English army led by Edward Seymour defeats a Scottish army at the Battle of Pinkie.
1550 CE: A peace treaty is signed between England, France, and Scotland, the Treaty of Boulogne.
1553 CE - 1558 CE: Reign of Mary I of England.
1558 CE - 1603 CE: Reign of Elizabeth I of England.
1560 CE: Mary of Guise dies at Edinburgh Castle.