The plan backfired disastrously as the boat was intercepted by the English and James, future monarch of Scotland, was taken captive. Robert, already an ill man, is said to have died from the shock ...

He proved to be a shrewd ruler who effectively controlled the various religious and political factions in Scotland. In 1586, James and Elizabeth I became allies under the Treaty of Berwick.

Scotland's History Articles James V, King of Scots 1513 – 1542 After the death of James IV at the disastrous Battle of Flodden in 1513 Scotland once again had an infant Stewart king on the throne.