Late Middle Ages · Europe · War

1488

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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Before and after in Europe

Before: 1487: Star Chamber Legislation
After: 1489: Leonardo Designs Flying Machines

Before and after in War

Before: June 16, 1487: Battle of Stoke Field
After: January 2, 1492: Fall of Granada

Era

Late Middle Ages (1301–1500), one of 874 events from that era on Saeculum.

Sources

Wikipedia: Battle of Sauchieburn