Battle of Sauchieburn
June 11, 1488
Scottish rebels under Prince James defeated and killed King James III outside Stirling. The prince, now James IV, wore an iron chain around his waist for the rest of his life as penance for his father's death. Scotland's new king would become a patron of letters, shipbuilding, and an unlucky invasion of England.
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