Burial
Queen Catherine keeps James IV at the monastery in Sheen. Dies under Papal interdict & cannot be buried in consecrated ground
Role range: 1488-1513
Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03
James IV Biography and Timeline — Page 2
Follow James IV through 44 dated historical records for Scotland.
James IV, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
44Distinct records
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1513–1607Years on this page
1513
Invasion of Scotland
Gathers an Army of 30,00 at Borough Moor near Edinburgh
Role range: 1488-1513
Siege of Ford Castle
Captures the Border Castle of Ford where he dallies 3 weeks with the "lady of Ford"
Role range: 1603-1625
1607
Unification
The Estates pass an Act approving Union with England. The English are suspicious & union is shelved
Role range: 1567-1625
Records, sources and methodology
These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.