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Definition of James IV
1. Noun. A Stuart king of Scotland who married a daughter of Henry VII; when England and France went to war in 1513 he invaded England and died in defeat at Flodden (1473-1513).
Lexicographical Neighbors of James IV
Literary usage of James IV
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Dictionary of National Biography by LESLIE. STEPHEN (1892)
"M. James IV (1473-1513), king of Scotland, eldest son of James III [qv]and
Margaret, daughter of Christian I of Denmark, was bom on 17 March 1473. ..."
2. The Poems of William Dunbar by William Dunbar, Aeneas James George Mackay, George Powell McNeill (1893)
"The satire on Edinburgh, with its companion poem, " Tidings from the Session,"
point by their allusions to the Daily Council which James IV. instituted in ..."
3. Scotland by Walter Scott, Mayo Williamson Hazeltine (1899)
"Prosperity of Scotland—Short War with England in behalf of Perkin Warbeck—Progress
of the Scots in Learning and Literature—James IV. ..."
4. The Cambridge Modern History by John Emerich Edward Dalberg Acton Acton, Ernest Alfred Benians, Sir Adolphus William Ward, George Walter Prothero (1902)
"... by Maximilian and by Margaret of Burgundy, James IV of Scotland had committed
himself to Perkin's cause before he came, and now not only acknowledged ..."
5. Scotland by Walter Scott, Mayo Williamson Hazeltine (1901)
"... and Literature—James IV.'s splendid Court—Marriage between him and Margaret
of England—Peace between Scotland and England—Final Forfeiture of the ..."
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