MacDonald claimants repeatedly attempted to restore the Lordship of the Isles throughout the 1490s and 1500s. The 1501 revolt in the Hebrides required another royal naval expedition. James IV's willingness to personally participate in western campaigns showed the strategic importance he placed on controlling the islands — though permanent royal authority was never fully established in the remoter parts of the Hebrides.
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