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James V (10 April 1512 – 14 December 1542) was King of Scotland from 9 September 1513 until his death in 1542. He was crowned on 21 September 1513 at the age of seventeen months. James was the son of King James IV and Margaret Tudor, daughter of Henry VII of England.
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Statue of James Stewart, 1st Earl of Moray, Scottish...
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Royal mistress and mother. James V had a number of...
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- Battle of Solway Moss
The Battle of Solway Moss took place on Solway Moss near the...
- Mary, Queen of Scots
Jan 21, 2021 · James V then died within a month of Solway, on 14 December at Falkland Palace. The cause of death was a lingering 'fever' (perhaps cholera or dysentery), which had prevented the king from being present at the decisive battle .
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Apr 6, 2024 · Died: Dec. 14, 1542, Falkland, Fife (aged 30) Title / Office: king (1513-1542), Scotland. Notable Family Members: spouse Mary of Lorraine. father James IV. mother Margaret Tudor. daughter Mary. son James Stewart, 1st Earl of Moray. (Show more)
James V's uncle, Henry VIII, who had by now broken with the Roman Catholic Church and dissolved the monasteries, was urging him to do the same. He refused to listen to his uncle's persuasions and in 1542 failed to go to an arranged meeting with Henry at York. Furious, Henry launched an invasion of Scotland. Already ill, James marched south with ...
In that year, writes Albert Makinson, a Scots army was destroyed on the borders of Cumberland, and James's throne passed to his daughter, Mary, before whom lay a tragic destiny. In the long and confused history of Border warfare between the English and the Scots, there can have been few encounters so odd as the battle of Solway Moss—which was ...
Henry invaded Scotland. A series of military defeats at the hands of the English invaders culminated at the Battle of Solway Moss. James, already in ill health, retreated to Falkland Palace. On...
1911–1999. On hearing of the defeat at Solway Moss, James fled to Falkland Palace. Already ill with fever, James' health deteriorated. On the 14th December he died. His infant daughter, Mary,...
