Archibald Douglas Earl of Angus effectively captured the young James V at Linlithgow and kept him a prisoner-king for three years from 1526. When Scott of Buccleuch attempted to rescue the king at Melrose in 1526 with a force of border reivers, Douglas forces defeated the rescue attempt. The king was present during the fighting. James V never forgave the Douglases — the moment was burned into his memory and he spent years planning his escape and revenge.
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