The Secretary of Scotland or Lord Secretary was a senior post in the government of the Kingdom of Scotland.
Image: William Maitland of Lethington
Image: Portrait of Sir John Maitland, 1st Lord Maitland of Thirlestane, attributed to Adrian Vanson
Image: First Earl of Haddington
Parliament of Scotland
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The Parliament of Scotland was the legislature of the Kingdom of Scotland from the 13th century until 1707. The parliament evolved during the early 13th century from the king's council of bishops and earls, with the first identifiable parliament being held in 1235 during the reign of Alexander II, when it already possessed a political and judicial role.
Scone and its Moot hill emerged as a favoured meeting place of the early colloquia and councils in the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries.
Old Tolbooth, Edinburgh. Usual meeting place of Parliament from 1438 to 1560
St Giles' Cathedral, common meeting place of Parliament from 1563 to 1639.