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James V

King of Scotland who strengthened royal power and founded the College of Justice.

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James V was the only legitimate child of James IV to survive infancy, born on 10 April 1512 at Linlithgow Palace.[1] His long minority lasted nearly fifteen years, with his mother Margaret Tudor initially serving as regent.[2][3]

Life and work

Margaret Tudor married Archibald Douglas, 6th Earl of Angus in August 1514, which led the Privy Council to remove her as regent and appoint the Duke of Albany.[4] Albany besieged Stirling Castle and took control of the young king, and James did not see his mother again for two years.[5] James was taught French and Latin by tutors including David Lyndsay and Gavin Dunbar, though as an adult his spoken French was halting.[6] From November 1525, Angus refused to surrender James, keeping him a prisoner of the Red Douglases for two-and-a-half years.[7]

As king, James removed the Douglas family from power and subdued Border rebels and Western Isles chiefs.[8] James married Madeleine of Valois at Notre-Dame de Paris on 1 January 1537, renewing the Auld Alliance.[9] Through stricter management of crown lands and revenue from legal fines, trade duties, and feudal dues, James V boosted his income.[10] Madeleine died of tuberculosis on 7 July 1537, and James V married Mary of Guise in person at St Andrews Cathedral on 18 June 1538.[9][11]

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The ballad tradition attributes authorship of "The Gaberlunzie Man" and "The Jolly Beggar" to James V, though scholars note this lacks clear evidence.[12] One source notes that James often traveled the country dressed as a beggar to check on his subjects.[12] The tradition that James composed these ballads probably tells more about how tradition works than about historical truth.[12] A 1724 publication in Allan Ramsay's Tea-Table Miscellany attributed the ballad to James V, who reputedly wandered his kingdom in disguise as the Guidman of Ballangeich.[12]

The lively tune for "The Gaberlunzie Man" first appears in the Balcarres Lute Book from 1690-1700.[12]

References

  1. Wikipedia, "James V" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Robert Kerr Hannay, Letters of James IV (SHS: Edinburgh, 1953), p. 243.; Mackay, p. 153-161 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  2. Wikipedia, "James V" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Lucinda H. S. Dean, Death and the Royal Succession in Scotland: Ritual, Ceremony and Power (Boydell & Brewer, 2024), p. 206. (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  3. Wikipedia, "James V" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Ken Emond, James V (John Donald, 2019), pp. xii, 3. (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  4. Wikipedia, "James V" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Ken Emond, James V (Edinburgh: John Donald, 2019), p. 28. (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  5. Wikipedia, "James V" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Ken Emond, James V (Edinburgh: John Donald, 2019), p. 79.; Ken Emond, James V (Edinburgh: John Donald, 2019), p. 60.; Ross, Stewart, The Stewart Dynasty (Thomas and Lochar, 1993), p. 194.; Ken Emond, James V (Edinburgh: John Donald, 2019), pp. 91–92. (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  6. Wikipedia, "James V" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Ross, Stewart, The Stewart Dynasty (Thomas and Lochar, 1993), p. 197. (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  7. Wikipedia, "James V" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Ross, Stewart, The Stewart Dynasty (Thomas and Lochar, 1993), p. 195. (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  8. Wikipedia, "James V" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Thomas, Andrea, Princelie Majestie (John Donald: Edinburgh, 2005), 12–15, 36: Murray, Atholl, 'Pursemaster's Accounts', Miscellany of the Scottish History Socie (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  9. Wikipedia, "James V" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Cameron 1998, p. 260; Denys Hay, Letters of James V (HMSO, 1954), 328.; State Papers Henry VIII, vol. 5 part 4 cont., (London, 1836), p. 79.; Denys Hay, Letters of James V (HMSO, 1954), pp. 331–332. (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  10. Wikipedia, "James V" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Dunbar, John G., Scottish Royal Palaces (Tuckwell: East Linton, 1999). (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  11. Wikipedia, "James V" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: State Papers Henry VIII, vol. 5 part 4 (London, 1836), 135, Margaret to Henry, 31 July 1538. (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  12. "The Gaberlunzie Man / The Beggar Man / The Auld Beggarman (Roud 212; Child 279 Appendix; Henry H810)". facts only, no text reused. mainlynorfolk.info

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