Talk:James II of Scotland

Untitled
I thought the Black Dinner took place in 1440? David.Monniaux 09:28, 17 July 2005 (UTC)


 * This seems to lend support. Noisy | Talk 15:01, 8 October 2005 (UTC)

James the Gross
James the Gross was Earl of Douglas, not Earl of Buchan. 'To be a Douglas and be Gross withall, You shall not find such another among them all.'

The Black Dinner was held at Edinburgh Castle in November 1440, not Stirling. 'Edinburgh Castle, Town and Tower, God grant ye sink for sin, And that even for the Black Dinner Earl Douglas got therin.' Rcpaterson 23:23, 9 May 2006 (UTC)

Douglas Power
I would be pleased to know who the 'some' are who have argued that James stood in danger of losing the throne? The section on James' struggle with the house of Douglas is, quite frankly, all over the place. Who, for example, are the mysterious 'opponents' who repeatedly forced the king to back down? This page is crying out for a rewrite. I will return, MacArthur style, as soon as I have attended to one or two other matters.Rcpaterson 23:17, 4 August 2006 (UTC)

Older twin?
Can someone please explain how an infant (in this case, James' twin brother, Alexander) can be knighted? Alexander was given the TITLE of Duke of Rothesay, but that's not a knighthood, is it? The Wiki article on Duke of Rothesay doesn't mention any connection with knighthood. Furthermore, the Wiki article on James I mentions that an Alexander Stewart was knighted on James' coronation day, but that was a cousin (and took place several years before Alexander and James were born). 155.82.249.253 (talk) 14:07, 3 August 2010 (UTC)

8th child?
"James married Mary of Gueldres at Holyrood Abbey, Edinburgh, on 3 July 1449. They had seven children:"

An eighth name was added to the list: John Stewart of Sticks (Illegitimate)(d.c. 1460). Seems to me that he either was not illegitimate, in which case the "seven" should be changed to "eight" and "illegitimate" should be removed; or he was the illegitimate son of an unnamed mistress, in which case he should be listed separately from the children of Mary of Gueldres. Anyone know which is true? LarryJeff (talk) 21:21, 14 September 2010 (UTC)


 * I'm pretty sure it's not the former. There's also the third possibility that this gentleman doesn't exist, or wasn't a son of James II at all. john k (talk) 23:32, 14 September 2010 (UTC)


 * Yes Sir John Stewart of Sticks was an illegitimate son of James II and bought the land of Stix near Dunkeld. He got a charter for the lands from his half-brother James III. --Bill Reid | (talk) 09:56, 14 October 2010 (UTC)

Date of coronation
This article states that James was coronated on 25 March 1437. However, List of British coronations says it was 26 March, so which is the correct date and could someone who knows correct the incorrect one? /Ludde23 Talk Contrib 15:01, 9 April 2013 (UTC)

Birthdates of children
Norman Macdougall, James iii, 1982, has different birthdates for the children. E.g. he says Mary was likely born in spring 1451, and James iii late may 1452. Are the sources for the current datings correct? 1f2 (talk) 23:38, 20 February 2023 (UTC)