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 ...
If the legends are true – and pray they’re not, as this legend is so awful it would whiten your hair – then James IV of Scotland was a monster in human form, a creature akin to a Nazi doctor ...
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 ...
Items include a Unicorn coin from the reign of James IV, which would have been minted in Edinburgh and gifted to travelling ambassadors and dignitaries to spend while in Scotland. A boss taken ...
daughter of James V of Scotland, sole heir and great granddaughter of Henry VII, King of England, through his elder daughter Margaret, (who was joined in marriage to James IV of Scotland): great-great ...
and readings used for daily worship in Scotland. It included detailed descriptions of the lives of Scottish saints. The Aberdeen Breviary resulted from an initiative by King James IV. He issued a ...