biography
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| lived:
| (1452–88)
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| biography:
| King of Scots (1460–88), the son of James II. Too young to rule when his father died, the country once again was ruled by assorted persons who wanted power for themselves. James himself began to govern from 1469, but was a weak monarch, and was unable to restore strong central government. A breakdown of relations with England brought war in 1480, and the threat of English invasion resulted in a calculated political demonstration by his nobles, who hanged unpopular royal favourites at Lauder Bridge in 1482. The rebellion which brought about his downfall and death at Sauchieburn resulted from a further crisis of confidence in the king. The eldest of his sons, James, who had appeared with the rebels in the field, succeeded as James IV. |
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