#JamesIV
#OTD 27 Aug 1513

#KatherineofAragon was appointed regent whilst #HenryVIII was fighting in France

She was very hands-on & proactive, issuing warrants to confiscate all lands held by Scots in England

#JamesIV responded but it would seem had underestimated the Warrior Queen!

#flodden
August 27, 2026 at 8:51 AM
#OTD 9 Sept 1513

Died the last British monarch to be killed in battle #JamesIV at #BattleofFlodden

His infant son become #JamesV of Scotland under #MargaretTudor's regency

Margaret was unpopular & compounded by being the sister of an enemy of the Scots #HenryVIII

@visit-scotland.bsky.social
September 9, 2026 at 5:00 AM
#OTD 8 Aug 1503

#MargaretTudor married #JamesIV of Scotland at Holyrood

The Treaty of Perpetual Peace was not to last

Despite several pregnancies, the couple's only child to reach maturity became #JamesV of Scotland

She became regent for their young son when her husband died
August 8, 2026 at 5:33 AM
#OTD 8 Aug 1503

#MargaretTudor married #JamesIV of Scotland at Holyrood

The Treaty of Perpetual Peace was not to last

Despite several pregnancies, the couple's only child to reach maturity became #JamesV of Scotland

She became regent for their young son when her husband died
August 8, 2025 at 6:05 AM
#OTD 20 Mar 1469

#CecilyofYork was born at the Palace of Westminster a 3rd daughter to #EdwardIV & #ElizabethWoodville in the midst of #TheWarsoftheRoses

Her contracted marriage to the future King #JamesIV was later cancelled, but she wed 3 times

Cecily died on 24 Aug 1507
March 20, 2024 at 12:21 PM
#OTD 28 Nov 1489

#MargaretTudor, eldest daughter of #HenryVII & #ElizabethofYork was born

She became #Queenofthescots at 12 marrying #JamesIV who was killed at the Battle of Flodden

Through her marriages she was grandmother to both Mary Queen of Scots & Henry Stuart Lord Darnley
November 28, 2024 at 7:48 AM
#OTD 20 Mar 1469

#CecilyofYork was born at the Palace of Westminster a 3rd daughter to #EdwardIV & #ElizabethWoodville in the midst of #TheWarsoftheRoses

Her contracted marriage to the future King #JamesIV was later cancelled, but she wed 3 times Cecily died on 24 Aug 1507 #History
March 20, 2026 at 8:52 AM
#OTD 28 Nov 1489

#MargaretTudor, eldest daughter of #HenryVII & #ElizabethofYork was born

She became #Queenofthescots at 14 marrying #JamesIV who was killed at the Battle of Flodden

Through her marriages she was grandmother to both Mary Queen of Scots & Henry Stuart Lord Darnley
November 28, 2023 at 11:19 AM
#OTD 18 Oct 1541

#MargaretTudor died at Methven Castle, Perthshire

The eldest daughter of #HenryVII & #ElizabethofYork she married #JamesIV joining the royal houses of England & Scotland

#QueenofScots from 1503-13 & after James was killed at #Flodden was regent for their son #JamesV
October 18, 2024 at 5:29 AM
#OTD 17 Mar 1473

#JamesIII of #Scotland & Margaret of Denmark were blessed with a child at Stirling Castle, the future #JamesIV

He wed #Tudor Princess Margaret in 1503, a union designed to bring peace to the feuding nations

After a successful 25yr reign he died at #BattleofFlodden in 1513
March 17, 2025 at 6:24 AM
#OTD 10 April 1512
#MargaretTudor delivered a son, #JamesV
At 18mths old, his father #JamesIV was killed at Flodden
A #Renaissance Prince, soldier, politician & respected monarch, he died young after the battle of Solway Moss, leaving an infant monarch #MaryQueenofScots

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April 10, 2024 at 12:02 PM
#OTD 27 Aug 1513

#KatherineofAragon was made regent whilst #HenryVIII was fighting in France

She was very hands-on & proactive, issuing warrants to confiscate all lands held by Scots in England

#JamesIV responded but underestimated the Warrior Queen!
August 27, 2024 at 10:19 AM
#OTD 9 Sept 1543

#MaryQueenofScots was crowned Queen at Stirling Castle, the 30th anniversary of grandfather #JamesIV death

At just 6 days old when her father #JamesV died, it was left to regents to rule Scotland until she returned at 18

@visit-scotland.bsky.social

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September 9, 2026 at 8:38 AM
#OTD 8 Aug 1503

#MargaretTudor married #JamesIV of Scotland at Holyrood

The Treaty of Perpetual Peace was not to last

Despite several pregnancies, the couple's only child to reach maturity became #JamesV of Scotland

She became regent for their young son when her husband died
August 8, 2024 at 6:16 AM
#OTD 9 Sept 1543

#MaryQueenofScots was crowned at Stirling Castle the 30th anniversary of grandfather #JamesIV death

She was just 6 days old when her father #JamesV died

Regents ruled Scotland until she returned from 13 years in France at 18

youtu.be/5tacqgyN0Wc
September 9, 2024 at 12:13 PM
OTD 9 September 1513, James IV became the last British king to die in battle at the battle of Flodden.

In my book , The Men of Warre ( 🔗 www.helion.co.uk/military-his...)
I discuss the clothes and weapons of the men who fought at Flodden.
#scottishhistory #stewartmonarchs
#jamesiv
September 9, 2025 at 6:46 PM
#OTD 9 Sept 1543

#MaryQueenofScots was crowned at Stirling Castle, the 30th anniversary of grandfather #JamesIV death

Just 6days old when her father #JamesV died

Regents ruled Scotland until she returned at 18

@visit-scotland.bsky.social
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September 9, 2025 at 8:27 AM
#OTD 8 July 1503

#MargaretTudor 14, #HenryVII's eldest daughter left Colly Weston home of Grandmother #MargaretBeaufort to meet 1st husband #JamesIV of Scotland

The perpetual peace expected by this union didn't last!

Granny mindful of her own experience, delayed their coupling!
July 8, 2025 at 5:27 AM
#OTD 10 April 1512

#MargaretTudor delivered a son who became #JamesV of Scotland at 18mths old, his father #JamesIV was killed at Flodden

A #Renaissance Prince, soldier, politician & respected monarch

He died young following the battle of Solway Moss, leaving an infant #MaryQueenofScots

#History
April 10, 2026 at 5:48 AM
#OTD 10 April 1512

#MargaretTudor delivered a son who became #JamesV of Scotland at 18mths old, his father #JamesIV was killed at Flodden

A #Renaissance Prince, soldier, politician & respected monarch

Died young after the battle of Solway Moss, leaving an infant #MaryQueenofScots
April 10, 2025 at 6:54 AM
#OTD 17 Mar 1473

James III of Scotland & Margaret of Denmark were blessed with a child at Stirling Castle, #JamesIV

He wed Tudor Princess Margaret in 1503 a union designed to bring peace to the feuding nations & was a happy marriage

A successful 25yr reign ending at the Battle of Flodden in 1513
March 17, 2024 at 9:59 AM
#OTD 6 Aug 1514

Dowager Queen & Regent of Scotland #MargaretTudor married #ArchibaldDouglas 6th Earl of Angus forfeiting her regency

Ending in divorce their daughter was #MargaretDouglas

Her 1st husband #JamesIV of Scotland, had been killed the previous year at the Battle of Flodden
August 6, 2026 at 6:23 AM
#OTD 20 Mar 1469

#CecilyofYork was born at the Palace of Westminster a 3rd daughter to #EdwardIV & #ElizabethWoodville in the midst of #TheWarsoftheRoses

Her contracted marriage to the future King #JamesIV was later cancelled, but she wed 3 times

Cecily died on 24 Aug 1507
March 20, 2025 at 6:17 AM
#OTD 9 Sept 1513

Died the last British monarch to be killed in battle #JamesIV at #BattleofFlodden

His infant son become #JamesV of Scotland under #MargaretTudor's regency

A woman regent was not popular compounded by being the sister of an enemy of the Scots#HenryVIII @visit-scotland.bsky.social
September 9, 2025 at 7:30 AM
#OTD 24 Jan 1502

#HenryVII signed The Treaty of Perpetual Peace with #JamesIV

To seal the treaty joining the 2 nations, was a marriage between ‘The Thistle & the Rose’ Henry's daughter, #MargaretTudor to James’ heir

They married by proxy the following day

The peace didn't last!
January 24, 2025 at 6:27 AM