James I was assassinated on February 21, 1437, by supporters of a rival claimant to the throne, an act which historians say brought an end to his ambition to make Perth the capital of Scotland. 1437年2月21日,James I被王位竞争对手的支持者暗杀。据历史学家说,这一事件终结了他迁都Perth的雄心。
A King shall in Scotland die. “And I have pondered the matter o’er, And this have I found, Sir Hugh,— There are but two Kings on Scottish ground, And those Kings are I and you. “And I have a wife and a newborn heir, And you are yourself alone; So stand you stark at my...
During James absence from Scotland, the Duke of Albany had governed with a light hand. He didn’t want to alienate any of the Scottish nobles and so allowed them to do as they pleased, even letting them take Scottish revenue. He didn’t want to alienate the people of Scotland so he di...
James II n 1. (Biography) 1430–60, king of Scotland (1437–60), son of James I 2. (Biography) 1633–1701, king of England, Ireland, and, as James VII, of Scotland (1685–88); son of Charles I. His pro-Catholic sympathies and arbitrary rule caused the Whigs and Tories to unit...
James I n 1. (Biography) called the Conqueror. 1208–76, king of Aragon (1216–76). He captured the Balearic Islands and Valencia from the Muslims, thus beginning Aragonese expansion in the Mediterranean 2. (Biography) 1394–1437, king of Scotland (1406–37), second son of Robert III ...
Robert II was the king of Scots from 1371, first of the Stewart (Stuart) sovereigns in Scotland. Heir presumptive for more than 50 years, he had little effect on Scottish political and military affairs when he finally acceded to the throne. On the death