James IV

In 1501 James IV cleared the ground close to the Abbey and built a Palace for himself and his bride, Margaret Tudor sister of Henry VIII.

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Believing the threat of war had dissipated, his grandson, James IV, a keen golfer, lifted the ban in 1502.

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Henry's sister Margaret was sent to marry James IV when she was fourteen, and Mary Tudor his other sister to Louis XII at the age of 18.

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When he took Tournai on the Continent, she was Regent in England at the time Thomas Howard led the army that defeated the Scots at Flodden Field, resulting in the death of Henry's brother-in-law James IV.

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His middle name, Mr. Roman reports, came from a family line that traced its wealth to 1494, when Hector Roy Mackenzie was awarded a 170,000-acre Highlands estate by King James IV of Scotland.

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In 1501 James IV cleared the ground close to the Abbey and built a Palace for himself and his bride, Margaret Tudor sister of Henry VIII.

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As King James IV. ruled with more activity than most of his predecessors, this cruel deed was severely revenged, and several of the perpetrators were beheaded at Stirling.

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Plus the Scots were a huge thorne in Henry's side during his reign, and his sister was married off to James IV to try and prevent problems.

Archive 2008-03-01 Elizabeth Kerri Mahon 2008

Henry's eldest sister, Margaret Tudor, was actually married to King James IV of Scotland and became the grandmother of Mary, Queen of Scots.

Archive 2008-03-01 Elizabeth Kerri Mahon 2008

We have evidence that James IV. had a royal lodging adjoining to the cloister; but it is generally agreed that the first considerable edifice for the accommodation of the royal family erected here was that of James V., anno 1525, great part of which still remains, and forms the north-western side of the existing palace.

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