The Raid of Ruthven, the kidnapping of King James VI of Scotland, was a political conspiracy in Scotland which took place on 23 August 1582. It was composed...

of galleons, operating at any great distance from the mainland. August 23 – Raid of Ruthven in Scotland: Presbyterian nobles led by William Ruthven,...

William Ruthven, 1st Earl of Gowrie, 4th Lord of Ruthven (c. 1541 – May 1584) was a Scottish peer known for devising the Raid of Ruthven. William Ruthven was...

the handling of Mary's letters. Elizabeth had no wish to foment further disquiet in Scotland following the recent pro-English Raid of Ruthven. Cobham was...

Edinburgh, and in March he was ordered to live north of Cromarty. A year later he joined in the Raid of Ruthven, and when this faction was defeated he was exiled...

lords of the Ruthven Raid, who had returned to assault Stirling Castle. The role of his wife in the administration also attracted the censure of Edinburgh...

was the scene of the Raid of Ruthven (pron. Rivven), when the Protestant lords, headed by William, 4th Lord Ruthven and 1st Earl of Gowrie (c.1541–1584)...

Ruthven may refer to: Ruthven, Aberdeenshire, a village Ruthven, Angus, a village Ruthven Castle, Angus Ruthven, Badenoch, Highland Ruthven Barracks,...

Stewart, 1st Duke of Lennox, and James Stewart, Earl of Arran, and a main contriver of the raid of Ruthven. The precise form which the conspiracy should take...

as Ruthven Castle or the Place of Ruthven, is located near the village of Huntingtower beside the A85 and near the A9, about 5 km NW of the centre of Perth...