James IV Marries Margaret Tudor: Scotland and England's Crowns Will Merge
They called it "everlasting." James IV of Scotland married Margaret Tudor in 1503, her father Henry VII footing the bill for a wedding that cost more than Scotland's annual revenue. The papal bull from Alexander VI—yes, that Borgia pope—blessed the union meant to end centuries of bloodshed along the border. Ten years later, James lay dead at Flodden Field, cut down by his wife's brother's army. The "Everlasting Peace" lasted exactly a decade. Though Margaret's great-grandson would eventually unite both crowns, just not the way anyone imagined at the altar.
May 28, 1503
523 years ago
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