James IV & James V: The Scottish Kings Who Kept the Tudors Awake at Night
Tudors Dynasty & Beyond
RedTop Media / Rebecca Larson
4.4 • 794 Ratings
🗓️ 18 November 2025
⏱️ 61 minutes
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Summary
This week, I’m joined by Dr. Steven Veerapen to explore the reigns of James IV and James V of Scotland—two kings whose decisions, alliances, and rivalries kept the Tudor court on edge.
We dig into James IV’s pivotal marriage to Margaret Tudor and James V’s marriage to Marie of Guise, and we unpack their often tense, competitive, and politically charged relationships with the English kings—from diplomatic brinkmanship to outright conflict.
It’s a lively, insightful conversation about power, politics, and the Tudor–Stewart connections that shaped the 16th century.
Steven's Books: https://www.stevenveerapen.com/books
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Host: Rebecca Larson
Guest: Dr. Steven Veerapen
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| 0:21.6 | This is the Tudors Dynasty and Beyond podcast. History with a twist. And now your host, Rebecca |
| 0:29.5 | Larson. Hello and welcome back to the show. I'm Rebecca Larson and I'm very, very happy to |
| 0:36.9 | welcome back again, Dr. Stephen Virpin. |
| 0:39.2 | Welcome. |
| 0:40.8 | Thanks, Rebecca. |
| 0:41.5 | Thank you, as always, for having me. |
| 0:43.4 | Yeah, it's been a little while since I've had you on. |
| 0:46.2 | But, you know, anytime I want to talk about Scotland, you're like my go-to guy. |
| 0:51.8 | There are worse things to be known for. |
| 0:54.4 | And I love it. And I have to say, I just love it because we talk about |
| 0:57.6 | Scott Lynn and I love your accent. It just makes it more real. |
| 1:01.5 | Thank you. This is me toning it down. |
| 1:04.4 | I can't even imagine. |
| 1:08.9 | Oh, I love the accent. Anyway, today I asked you to come on because I feel like when it comes to Scottish history, |
| 1:16.3 | I am not very good at it. |
| 1:19.1 | I know the very basics. |
| 1:21.2 | And I asked you if you could come on and talk with me today about James the 4th and James |
| 1:27.2 | the 5th because, well, when we look at the |
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