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Alexander Stuart, duke of Albany
Alexander Stuart, duke of Albany 1454?-1485, Scottish nobleman; second son of James II of Scotland. He was captured (1463) by the English while he was at sea en route to the Low Countries but was soon released. He became high admiral of Scotland, warden of the marches, and lieutenant of the kingdom... Read more
Flodden
Flodden field, Northumberland, N England, just across the border from Coldstream, Scotland. It was the scene of the battle of Flodden Field (1513), in which the English under Thomas Howard, 2d duke of Norfolk, defeated the Scots under James IV, who was killed. ... Read more
Scotland
Scotland political division of Great Britain (1991 pop. 4,957,000), 30,414 sq mi (78,772 sq km), comprising the northern portion of the island of Great Britain and many surrounding islands. Scotland is separated from England by the Tweed River, the Cheviot Hills, the Liddell River, and Solway Firth... Read more
James III
James III 1452-88, king of Scotland (1460-88), son and successor of James II. During his minority he was under the care of his mother, Mary of Guelders, and her adviser, James Kennedy, bishop of St. Andrews. After their deaths, James was seized (1466) by the Boyd family, who ruled Scotland until 14... Read more
James IV
James IV 1473-1513, king of Scotland (1488-1513), son and successor of James III. He was an able and popular king, and his reign was one of stability and progress for Scotland. After suppressing an insurrection of discontented nobles early in his reign, he set about restoring order, improving admin... Read more
James Hamilton, 1st earl of Arran
James Hamilton, 1st earl of Arran , 1477?-1529, Scottish nobleman; son of the 1st Baron Hamilton and Mary, daughter of James II of Scotland. He was privy councilor to James IV, by whom he was created (1503) earl of Arran. After the death (1513) of James and the marriage of his widow, Margaret Tudor... Read more
Church of Scotland
Church of Scotland the established national church of Scotland, Presbyterian (see Presbyterianism ) in form. The first Protestants in Scotland, led by Patrick Hamilton , were predominantly Lutheran. However, with the return of John Knox from Geneva, the Scottish Reformation came under the influ... Read more
Robert III
Robert III 1340?-1406, king of Scotland (1390-1406), eldest son and successor of Robert II. Known before his accession as John, earl of Carrick, he ruled for his father until 1389, when, having been crippled by a horse, he was supplanted by his brother Robert (see Stuart, Robert, 1st duke of Alban... Read more
Stuart
Stuart or Stewart, royal family that ruled Scotland and England. The Stuart lineage began in a family of hereditary stewards of Scotland, the earliest of whom was Walter (d. 1177), grandson of a Norman adventurer. Several early Stuarts were regents of Scotland, and after Robert, seventh in the ... Read more
Peterhead
Peterhead , town (1991 pop. 16,804), Aberdeenshire, NE Scotland, on a peninsula on the North Sea. It is the easternmost town, with a good harbor, of Scotland. Chiefly a center of herring fisheries, Peterhead has fish canneries, distilleries, and woolen mills. The town was founded in 1593 by George K... Read more

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James IV of Scotland (1473-1513)
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Occultism and Parapsychology James IV of Scotland (1473-1513) The romantic nature of King James IV of Scotland led him to encourage the study of alchemy and the occult sciences...
James IV
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition James IV 1473-1513, king of Scotland (1488-1513), son and successor of James III. He was an able and popular king, and his reign was one of stability and progress for Scotland. After suppressing an insurrection of discontented...
Bassantin (or Bassantoun), James (ca. 1504-1568)
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Occultism and Parapsychology ...Bassantin (or Bassantoun), James (ca. 1504-1568) Scottish...the Merse, Berwickshire, Scotland, born in the reign of James IV. After studying mathematics...university. He returned to Scotland in 1562. There was a prevailing...
James Hamilton, 1st earl of Arran
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition James Hamilton, 1st earl of Arran , 1477?-1529, Scottish nobleman; son of the 1st Baron Hamilton and Mary, daughter of James II of Scotland. He was privy councilor to James IV, by whom he was created (1503) earl of Arran. After the...
Stuart
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...Several early Stuarts were regents of Scotland, and after Robert, seventh in...family succession. The marriage of James IV of Scotland to Margaret Tudor, daughter of...claim was recognized when her son, James VI of Scotland, became James I...
Margaret Tudor
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...queen consort of James IV of Scotland; daughter of Henry...marriage (1503) to James was accompanied by...descendants by James IV and by Angus were...whose son became James I of England (James VI of Scotland.) Bibliography...
Perkin Warbeck
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...Emperor Maximilian I, by James IV of Scotland, and by Margaret of Burgundy, sister of Edward IV (and thus Richard's...failed, and he went to Scotland where he married Catherine Gordon, a cousin of James IV. In 1497 Warbeck landed...
Dunbar, William
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to British History ...x2019; (1503), celebrating the marriage of James IV and Margaret Tudor ; satire, as in his ‘...despondency, reflects the changing national mood in James IV's Scotland. Norman Macdougall
Flodden, battle of
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to British History ...French, his brother-in-law James IV of Scotland, an ally of France, declared...the largest armies ever seen in Scotland, crossed the Tweed at Coldstream...on 9 September was rejected by James, who replied that he would please...
Holyrood
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to British History ...of Holyroodhouse, the official residence in Scotland of the reigning monarch, was started in the reign of James IV of Scotland and extended by James V. In 1671–9 it was enlarged and...

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James IV
Book article from: A Dictionary of World History James IV (1473–1513) King of Scotland (1488–1513). An able and popular king, he was successful in restoring order to Scotland, quelling an uprising of discontented nobles, and improving...
Henry VII
Book article from: A Dictionary of British History ...duke of York, was received by James IV of Scotland as Richard IV, captured in 1498, but executed...French king. The short war with Scotland 1496–7 was not of Henry's making but arose from James IV's support for Warbeck. Henry...
Margaret Tudor
Book article from: A Dictionary of British History ...1489–1541), queen of James IV of Scotland. Elder daughter of Henry VII of England, Margaret was married to James at Holyrood on 8 August 1503, and...April 1512, survived. After James IV's death at Flodden (1513...
Blackheath, battle of
Book article from: A Dictionary of British History ...Henry VII's campaign against James IV of Scotland, arguing that this was a purely...leadership of Thomas Flammock and James, Lord Audley, the rebels marched...Oxford led the army prepared for Scotland against the insurgents at Blackheath...
Albany, John Stewart, 2nd duke of
Book article from: A Dictionary of British History ...1484–1536). When James IV of Scotland was killed at Flodden in 1513...months old. Albany, a grandson of James II, was heir presumptive. He was...1517) negotiated marriage for James V to a French princess.
Huntly, George Gordon, 4th earl of
Book article from: A Dictionary of British History ...was an illegitimate daughter of James IV of Scotland. Huntly won a success against the...was a regent after the death of James V, but was captured by Somerset...to her illegitimate brother Lord James Stewart , Huntly rose in rebellion...
‘perpetual peace’, treaty of
Book article from: A Dictionary of British History ...x2019;, treaty of, 1502. James IV of Scotland gave considerable assistance to...the papacy and sealed in 1503 by James's marriage to Henry's eldest...the two countries were at war and James was slain at Flodden .
Warbeck, Perkin
Book article from: A Dictionary of British History ...York, the younger of the two princes, sons of Edward IV. He was in fact born in Tournai. When he appeared in...by a number of people who wished to embarrass Henry. James IV of Scotland welcomed him and gave him his cousin in marriage. In...
Flodden, battle of
Book article from: A Dictionary of British History ...French, his brother‐in‐law James IV of Scotland, an ally of France, declared war. He crossed the...hand combat. The turning‐point was when James himself, in the thick of the battle, was cut down...
Cowper, John
Book article from: A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture ...brickbuilt architecture which was to become fashionable. He appears to have finished his career in the service of King James IV of Scotland (1488–1513), for a John Cowper was in charge of the works at Rothesay Castle, Bute, in 1512, where...

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1m pound dig will look for the head of James IV
Newspaper article from: The Scotsman; 1/12/2000; ; 700+ words ; ...hold the head of James IV. Standard Life, which...mid- 19th century. James IV, deemed by many Scotland's most illustrious...spent years researching James IV, said he hoped the company...worthwhile. "Anyone in Scotland with a historical bent...
James IV.(Review)
Magazine article from: The Historian; 9/22/1999; ; 700+ words ; James IV. By Norman MacDougall...East Linton, Scotland: Tuckwell Press...best-known of Scotland's early Stewart...youthful King James IV (1488-1513...community of Scotland came to accept...new regime. James IV occupied the...
Standard Life's new City office set to commemorate King of Scotland
Newspaper article from: The Scotsman; 7/29/2002; ; 543 words ; KING James IV of Scotland, the ill-fated monarch...believed to be the site that James IV was finally laid to rest...the man famously dubbed "Scotland's glittering and tragic...every schoolboy knows, James IV died at Flodden in 1513...
King James and the Union.
Magazine article from: Contemporary Review; 2/1/1996; ; 700+ words ; ...had acted as a symbol of union between England and Scotland, for his elder daughter Margaret had married James IV of Scotland, James VI's great-grandfather. Henry, proud of his...
Marriage of James IV of Scots and Margaret Tudor: August 8th, 1503. (Months Past).
Magazine article from: History Today; 8/1/2003; ; 700+ words ; ...interested in everything, James IV of Scots enjoyed himself...of Henry VII, reached Scotland for a wedding which a...crossed the border into Scotland on August 1st, 1503...Castle on August 3rd, King James himself, in a crimson...
Historic gem back in Scotland.(News)
Newspaper article from: Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland); 3/18/2002; 334 words ; ...multi-million pound medieval book when it returns to Scotland today for the first time in 500 years. Specially...Austria to Stirling Castle. The prayer book, which Scotland's James IV presented to Margaret Tudor, the daughter of England...
SCOTLAND'S SECRET SHAME; We invented Morris dance.(News)
Newspaper article from: Sunday Mail (Glasgow, Scotland); 3/13/2005; 573 words ; ...have discovered that Scotland's King James IV was a big fan of the...be horrified. 'In Scotland, it goes back to the...accounts show that King James IV, who reigned from 1473...by Morris dancers.' Scotland only has one team...
Palm trees and sultry beaches - in Scotland; John Stuart (no relation) visits the extraordinary country home of the Stuart clan and explores the packed beauties of Bute - known fondly (and with good reason) as Scotland's Madeira.(National)
Newspaper article from: The Birmingham Post (England); 5/1/1999; ; 700+ words ; ...the Western Isles. Unique in Scotland because of its circular walls...cannons. A home-from-home for Scotland's King James IV and V, the castle maintains...sumptuously opulent stately home in Scotland and maybe also in Europe. The...
Travel: Great Scot - it's gold! If you're looking for Scotland's elusive nuggets, head for Dumfries an d ask a London policeman, says Kevin Pilley
Newspaper article from: The Independent - London; 5/9/1999; ; 700+ words ; ...personal escort and moved up to Scotland. "We were on holiday and...polisher. He discovered Scotland when competing in the police...of gold in Britain. King James IV's crown contains gold found in Scotland. The Romans dug complex...
A historical sports date that fits to a tee; Golf has sparked fanaticism since its beginnings in Scotland
Newspaper article from: Telegraph - Herald (Dubuque); 12/7/2003; ; 638 words ; ...case, golf became so popular in Scotland the Scottish Parliament had to...became somewhat problematic when Scotland's King James IV became an avid golfer - a passion...who became England's King James I. When James was not dodging...