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He ruled the country wisely and maintained good relationships with the English. Eventually, however, he was assassinated during a complicated clan related dispute.
Birth of James I of Scotland | |
Captured and imprisoned by the English for 18 years. | |
Wrote The Kingis Quair and other poems while in captivity. | |
Married Joan Beaufort in London. | |
Crowned king of Scotland. | |
James I assassinated by traitors. |
King James I of Scotland in | Cambridge Historical Reader—Primary by Cambridge Press |
Poet King in | English Literature for Boys and Girls by H. E. Marshall |
James I.—The Beautiful Lady of the Garden in | Scotland's Story by Henrietta Elizabeth Marshall |
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![]() King James I of Scotland in Cambridge Historical Reader—Primary |
![]() For there in the garden walked the fairest lady he had ever seen in Scotland's Story |
![]() Brave Catherine tried in vain to keep them back in Scotland's Story |
Son of John of Gaunt. Assumed the throne after Richard II was deposed. | |
Joan Beaufort | Cousin of Henry VI and |
Duke of Albany | Uncle of James I, and regent for much of his reign. |