James IV has been acclaimed by historians as the first true Renaissance king of Scotland. Under his rule, James patronised the arts and sciences and Scotland flourished as a result. It was during ...
When William Dunbar and Walter Kennedy performed a ‘flyting’ for James IV and his court, they turned the air blue What offends people changes over time. Today’s re-runs of 20th-century ...
After the death of James IV at the disastrous Battle of Flodden in 1513 Scotland once again had an infant Stewart king on the throne. And once again the regency years provided factional unrest and ...
Scotland's History Articles James IV, King of Scots 1488 – 1513 James was involved in the 1488 rebellion that saw his father, James III, killed at the Battle of Sauchieburn. As a 15 year old boy ...
Scotland's History Articles James V, King of Scots 1513 – 1542 After the death of James IV at the disastrous Battle of Flodden in 1513 Scotland once again had an infant Stewart king on the throne.