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James V: Scotland's Ambitious Renaissance King

Not Just the Tudors by History Hit

Aug 20, 20261:01:41Society & Culture

Was James V of Scotland a beleaguered child king or a brilliant Renaissance ruler who mastered the performance of power? Crowned before his second birthday, James curbed powerful magnates, strengthened royal authority an...

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