King James I 1406-1437
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James I returned to his throne in 1424, aged of 29, with an English bride, his nobles were far too powerful and lawlessness were rampant. His first step was the execution of the Albany family, in 1425, and the seizure of their considerable estates. In 1427 he summoned the Highland chiefs and arrested 40 of them and Alexander of the Isles retaliated by burning Inverness. Further rebellion from the west was subdued and James managed to redress the balance of power in the Lowlands by annexing many of the earldoms that had threatened his supremacy. |
James achieved a great deal for Scotland, restoring law and order and introducing number of much-needed reforms. Inevitably, his decisive methods won him enemies and in 1437 three of them stabbed him to death, leaving his six-year-old son James II as the heir.
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