Latest posts tagged with #JamesV on Bluesky
#OTD 3 Mar 1528
Dowager Scottish Queen & Countess of Lennox
#MargaretTudor married a 3rd time to #HenryStewart
Another unwise choice like her 2nd husband #ArchibaldDouglas
Unhappy, Margaret sought a divorce, but her son King #JamesV refused to grant it!
@visit-scotland.bsky.social
#OTD 22 Feb 1540
#MarieofGuise, 2nd wife of #JamesV of Scotland was crowned Queen at Holyrood Abbey
A 30 gun salute & fireworks at Edinburgh Castle marked the occasion
Of their 3 children only 1 survived, #MaryQueenofScots
Marie famously turned #HenryVIII down twice - very wise!
#Stuarts
#History
#OTD 23 Jan 1570
James Stewart 1st Earl Moray was assassinated in Linlithgow
Illegitimate son of #JamesV & Regent for half-nephew #JamesVI from 1567
James Hamilton carried out the deed ordered by his family, staunch supporters of his half-sister #MaryQueenofScots
#History
#OTD 8 Jan 1543
#JamesV had died on the 14th Dec & was buried at Holyrood Abbey with 1st Wife #MadeleineofFrance (not sure what Mary of Guise thought about that?)
He was succeeded by his infant daughter #MaryQueenofScots
Mary’s story on PTLH TV : ttps://youtu.be/5tacqgyN0Wc
#Stuarts
#History
#OTD 1 Jan 1537
#JamesV of Scotland married #MadeleinedeValois daughter of #FrançoisI
Her fragile health was thought to be an obstacle to the match, instead Mary of Bourbon was proposed
But when he went to meet Mary he was beguiled by the delicate Madeleine
#OTD 14 Dec 1542
#JamesV of Scotland died at FalklandPalace
Ill following a crushing defeat at Solway Moss on 24 Nov, his only legitimate heir, his daughter Mary born 6 days earlier became #MaryQueenofScots
Hear from Mary youtube.com/playlist?lis...
@visit-scotland.bsky.social
#History
#TheStuarts
#OTD 8 Dec 1542
#MaryStuart was born at Linlithgow Palace to #MariedeGuise & #JamesV of Scotland his only legitimate child
James died 6 days later following injury at the #BattleofSolwayMoss
As his heir, the 6 day old infant was crowned #MaryQueenofScots
youtu.be/5tacqgyN0Wc
#Stuarts
#History
Falkland Palace and its fascinating history is open for tours through winter! Highly recommend. #JamesV #MaryQueenofScots #JamesVI @n-t-s.bsky.social
Unknown Artist
Portrait of #JamesV and #MaryofGuise (1515-60), Queen & Regent of Scotland, who was #BornOnThisDay
16th Century
#MariedeGuise #Guise #Stuart
Unknown Artist
Portrait of #JamesV and #MaryofGuise (1515-60), Queen & Regent of Scotland, who was #BornOnThisDay
Blair Castle & Gardens
16th Century
#MariedeGuise #Guise #Stuart
#OTD 20 Nov 1515
#MariedeGuise was born in Bar le Duc
Queen consort in 1538 on her 2nd marriage to #JamesV of Scotland ruling as regent from 1554-60
As a 21yr old widow she'd refused #HenryVIII in 1537... very wise!
A shrewd politician she kept the French-Scottish alliance alive
#History
#Tudor
#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
youtu.be/5tacqgyN0Wc
#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
#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
#OTD 7 July 1537
Madeleine of Valois, 16 #QueenofScots daughter of #FrançoisI & Claude, 1st wife of #JamesV, died in her husband's arms at Holyrood Palace
Totally smitten, James insisted on her hand despite her poor health
The 'Summer Queen' had arrived in Scotland that May
#OTD 19 May 1537
#MadeleineofValois, Queen of Scots, bride of #JamesV arrived in Scotland
Sadly this was to be a tragic & short-lived love match
This fragile beauty lasted just 2 months
Her father #FrançoisI's fears she would not cope with the Scottish climate sadly realised
The #SummerQueen
#OTD 9 May 1538
#JamesV of Scotland & #MariedeGuise widows were married by proxy, then wed in person in June
Their 2 sons James & Robert tragically died with hours of one another in April 1541
Their 3rd child, born days before James died, would become #MaryQueenofScots
youtube.com/playlist?lis...
#CorneilledeLyon (1500/10-75)
Portrait of #JamesV (1512-42), King of Scotland, who was #BornOnThisDay
ca. 1536
#Stuart
#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
#OTD 3 Mar 1528
Dowager Scottish Queen & Countess of Lennox
#MargaretTudor married a 3rd time to #HenryStewart
Another unwise choice like her 2nd husband
#ArchibaldDouglas
Unhappy, Margaret sought a divorce, her son King #JamesV but he refused her
@scottishhistory.org
#OTD 22 Feb 1540
#MarieofGuise, 2nd wife of #JamesV of Scotland was crowned Queen at Holyrood Abbey
A 30 gun salute & fireworks Edinburgh Castle marked the occasion
Of their 3 children only 1 survived, #MaryQueenofScots
Marie famously turned #HenryVIII down twice - very wise!
#OTD 23 Jan 1570
James Stewart 1st Earl Moray was assassinated in Linlithgow
The illegitimate son of #JamesV was Regent for half-nephew #JamesVI from 1567
James Hamilton, ordered by his family (supporters of his half-sister #MaryQueenofScots), carried out the deed
@stgilescathedral.bsky.social
#OTD 8 Jan 1543
#JamesV had died on the 14th Dec & was OTD buried at Holyrood Abbey with 1st Wife #MadeleineofFrance (not sure what Mary of Guise thought about that?)
He was succeeded by his infant daughter #MaryQueenofScots
Mary’s story on PTLH TV : ttps://youtu.be/5tacqgyN0Wc
#OTD 1 Jan 1537
#JamesV of Scotland married #MadeleinedeValois daughter of #FrançoisI
Her fragile health was thought to be an obstacle to the match, instead Mary of Bourbon was proposed
But when he went to meet Mary he was beguiled by the delicate Madeleine
#OTD 14 Dec 1542
#JamesV of Scotland died at Falkland Palace
Ill following a crushing defeat at Solway Moss on 24 Nov, his daughter Mary, his only legitimate heir born 6 days earlier became #MaryQueenofScots
Hear from Mary youtube.com/playlist?lis...
#OTD 8 Dec 1542
#MaryStuart was born at Linlithgow Palace to #MariedeGuise & #JamesV of Scotland his only legitimate child
James died 6 days later following injury at the #BattleofSolwayMoss
As his heir, the 6 day old infant was crowned #MaryQueenofScots
youtu.be/5tacqgyN0Wc
On this day, 24 November 1542, the English defeated the Scots at the Battle of Solway Moss.
Read about it on my substack!
megloveshistory.substack.com/p/on-this-da...
#otd #onthisday #history #england #englishhistory #tudors #henryVIII #jamesV
#OTD 20 Nov 1515
#MariedeGuise was born in Bar le Duc
Becoming Queen consort in 1538 on her 2nd marriage to #JamesV of Scotland
She ruled as regent from 1554-60
As a 21yr old widow she'd refused #HenryVIII in 1537... very wise!
A shrewd politician she kept the French-Scottish alliance alive
#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
#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
