Whether James believed Warbeck was really Richard or not, he viewed Warbeck as a pawn to be used to recover the castle town of Berwick and in the diplomatic war with England.
King James IV of Scotland
September 17, 2013 By
James IV ushered the Renaissance into Scotland in many ways. He cemented an alliance with England, patronized the arts, and built wonderful palaces and a strong navy. The only shortcoming James had was as a leader in battle as we shall see.
The Battle of Flodden
September 10, 2013 By
It’s the year 1513 and King James IV of Scotland is in a real bind.
Moors at the Court of James IV, King of Scots
March 7, 2013 By
Were sub-Saharan Africans part of the court of a medieval Scottish king?
A note on the origins of syphilis
March 26, 2012 By
The name syphilis came into common usage. It came from a Latin epic poem Syphilis, sive Morbvs Gallicvs, written by Girolamo Fracastoro or Hieronymus Fracastorius(1483–1553). In his work De contagione et contagiosis morbis, he discussed the nature and the spread of infectious diseases, foretelling the germ theory of disease.
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