Reign of James IV of Scotland (1490s)

Timeline

1. 1490–1495Edinburgh · ScotlandIn the early 1490s James IV continued to weaken the autonomous power of the nobility, improved parliamentary and judicial institutions, and advanced royal control over the church and local lords, gradually stabilizing Scottish politics in the aftermath of civil war.
2. 1495–1497Scotland · ScotlandPerkin Warbeck, who claimed to be 'Richard IV', received brief shelter from James IV, straining relations with England's Henry VII; in 1497 the two sides signed the Treaty of Ayton (Proctor's Treaty), James IV abandoning support for the pretender and receiving English compensation, temporarily ending the crisis.
3. 1496–1499Scotland · ScotlandIn the later 1490s James IV vigorously patronized architecture, music, and court culture, and commissioned large warships such as the Great Michael, making Scotland one of the important courts of the early Northern Renaissance while preparing militarily for long-term rivalry with England.