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The Battle of Flodden: Scotland's Great Tragedy
In September 1513, King James IV led Scotland's largest ever army into Northumberland, confident of victory. By nightfall, he was dead on the field of Flodden, along with twelve earls, a bishop, two abbots, and the flower of the Scottish nobility. This episode tells the story of the Battle of Flodden — how James's quarrel with his brother-in-law Henry VIII drew him into a war with England, the tactical mistakes that left the Scots exposed to English artillery and billmen, and the devastating aftermath that plunged Scotland into a long minority. We explore why James chose to fight on…
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