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James IV

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James IV
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(Biographies / James IV (1473-1513) M, Scottish, POLITICS: hereditary ruler) 1473-1513, king of Scotland (1488-1513), son of James III; he invaded England (1496) in support of Perkin Warbeck; he was killed at Flodden
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Noun1.James IV - a Stuart king of Scotland who married a daughter of Henry VIIJames IV - a Stuart king of Scotland who married a daughter of Henry VII; when England and France went to war in 1513 he invaded England and died in defeat at Flodden (1473-1513)
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Stuart - the royal family that ruled Scotland from 1371-1714 and ruled England from 1603 to 1649 and again from 1660 to 1714
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James IV may well have used Encampment Farm as a base in the first instance but having received word that it was the intention of the Earl of Surrey to cut off the Scottish king's possible retreat to Coldstream he decided to move to the vicinity of Branxton which is about four miles from Flodden Hill.
Many thanks to Rosemary Harvey; VOICE OF THE NORTH by The Journal (Newcastle, England)
1513: The Battle of Flodden Field was fought near Branxton in Northumberland, in which James IV of Scotland was defeated and killed by English troops under Thomas Howard, Earl of Surrey.
Onthisday by Coventry Evening Telegraph (England)
1513: The Battle of Flodden Field was fought near Branxton in Northumberland: James IV of Scotland was defeated and killed by English troops under Thomas Howard, Earl of Surrey.
ON THIS DAY IN .. by Daily Post (Liverpool, England)
 
 
 
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