Relations with Scotland

• Henry VII had bequeathed good relations with Scotland and had married his daughter (Henry VIII's sister Margaret) to James IV.
• Encouraged by France, James IV attempted to invade England in 1513, while Henry was away in France.
• The Scots were defeated decisively by the Earl of Surrey at the Battle of Flodden. James IV and eleven earls were amongst 10,000 killed.
• English success and the death of James IV meant that Henry’s sister Margaret was regent for the young James V.
• Although the French were still influential in Scotland i.e. James V would marry the French princess Marie de Guise, there was no further threat of invasion from Scotland during Wolsey’s ministry.