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The Battle of Flodden: Scotland's Deadliest Day
On September 9, 1513, the fields near Branxton in Northumberland became the graveyard of a nation. This episode explores the Battle of Flodden, where King James IV of Scotland led his army into a disastrous clash with English forces under the Earl of Surrey. We examine the complex diplomatic web that dragged Scotland into war—triggered by an alliance with France against England—and how James’s decision to fight personally resulted in the deaths of thousands of men, including the king himself and much of the Scottish nobility. Through the accounts of chroniclers like George Douglas and the…
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