James IV
Britishnoun
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The origins of the sceptre are less certain - it may have been a papal gift to James IV.
From BBC ● Jul. 4, 2023
After the death of James IV, the widowed queen fell in love and secretly married Archibald Douglas, the dastardly Earl of Angus.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 25, 2016
Among the 10,000 killed were King James IV, 12 earls, 13 barons, five heirs to titles, three bishops and two abbots.
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2013
Part 2 is marginally more civilized: we leap to “circa 1495” Edinburgh, where a Scottish and a Dutch warrior duel with two-handed swords before King James IV.
From New York Times ● Aug. 11, 2012
The Thistle and the Rose, written in honour of the marriage of James IV and Margaret Tudor, borrows its idea from the Parlement of Foules, and has something of Chaucer’s tenderness and charm.
From Chaucer and His Times by Hadow, Grace E.
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