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The birthmark that made him the boy king and cost him a childhood
A six-year-old crowned inside a fortress, marked by a birthmark and hunted by guardians who betrayed him - what did it cost him? (keyword: Scottish king)
The birthmark that made him the boy king and cost him a childhood
In this episode, we trace the early life of James II of Scotland from his birth at Holyrood to the castle where he was crowned and kept. We follow the people, places and power plays that surrounded his childhood and ask how a crown became a cage.
Person: James II of Scotland
Date: 16 October 1430 (birth); 26 March 1437 (coronation)
Location: Holyrood Palace, Edinburgh…
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