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Scottish Regency after Flodden
After the Battle of Flodden in 1513, King James IV of Scotland was killed and the one-year-old James V succeeded him.…
Timeline
- 1513Flodden Field · NorthumberlandIn the disastrous defeat at Flodden, James IV was killed and many Scottish nobles fell. When news reached Edinburgh, the one-year-old James V was acclaimed king, leaving the kingdom in a power vacuum.
- 1513–1514Edinburgh · ScotlandQueen Margaret Tudor became regent, seeking to stabilize the political situation and maintain moderate relations with England. She remarried the Earl of Douglas in 1514, provoking noble discontent; her regental power was subsequently replaced by John Stewart, and Scotland's politics remained turbulent.
Sources
- Oxford Dictionary of National Biography: Margaret Tudor
- James V https://www.britannica.com/biography/James-V-king-of-Scotland