He got that in 1455. At the Battle of Arkinholm James' forces defeated the Douglas clan army. The defeated Douglases fled to England and their power and stranglehold one Scottish political affairs ...

After the death of James II in 1460 the nine year old new king found ... James' desire for an alliance with England was unpopular. His plans to marry his son to the daughter of the English king ...

Scotland's History Articles James II, King of Scots 1437 – 1460 James ... The defeated Douglases fled to England and their power and stranglehold one Scottish political affairs was broken.

After the death of James II in 1460 the nine year old new king found ... James' desire for an alliance with England was unpopular. His plans to marry his son to the daughter of the English king ...