James became king in 1437 after the murder of his father. His minority years saw much bloodshed as rival factions vied to ...

Now staff at Edinburgh ... who fell to his death after attempting to escape in a cart of manure. One of the most notorious ...

Immediately after the death of ... would echo the Black Dinner some nine years earlier. In 1452 James invited William Douglas, 8th Earl of Douglas, to dine with him at Stirling Castle.