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Final Illness of James V

Scotland · House / House of Stewart. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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1542Date range
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1542

James VDecember 1542

Falkland · House / House of Stewart

Retires to Falkland Palace seriously ill after the Solway Moss crisis; his condition worsens while he awaits news of the royal birth.

Names involved

James V

Provenance

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