After the catastrophe of Flodden in September 1513 — where James IV and the flower of Scottish nobility died — Edinburgh was in a panic. The city walls were hastily strengthened using tombstones from Greyfriars. A scratch force of survivors assembled. The Earl of Surrey chose not to advance on Edinburgh despite his overwhelming victory, citing supply difficulties. Edinburgh was saved by inaction. The Flodden Wall — still partly visible in Edinburgh — was the lasting memorial of that fear. The Lowland counties had lost a generation of men.
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