James III (10 July 1451/May 1452 – 11 June 1488) was King of Scots from 1460 until his death at the Battle of Sauchieburn in 1488. He inherited the throne as a child following the death of his father, King James II, at the siege of Roxburgh Castle.James III's reign began with a minority that lasted almost a decade, during which Scotland was governed by a series of regents and …

In 1603, James VI, King o Scots inherited the throne o the Kinrick o Ingland, an becam KingJames I o Ingland, an left Edinburgh for Lunnon. Apairt frae a short period unner the Protectorate, Scotland steyed a sinder state, but there wis guid puckle conflict atween the croun an the Covenanters ower the form o kirk government.