The struggle for control of the person of the King was an essential prelude to Albany's attempt to govern, as he was aware from the beginning that his claims to act for the King and with full royal authority depended on the continued goodwill of the King himself, or rather of whoever had control of his person and could therefore claim to speak with his voice. Margaret and Angus were potentially hostile to Albany's intentions, and James V had to be removed from their influence.Emond, Ken, James V (John Donald, 2019), p. 79. Albany besieged Stirling Castle and Margaret was forced to relinquish possession of the King and the Duke of Ross. James would not see his mother again for two years.Ross, Stewart, The Stewart Dynasty (Thomas and Lochar, 1993), p. 194. Having lost the regency, her income and control of her sons, Margaret departed from the court in September 1515, fleeing from Linlithgow Palace, where she had gone for her lying in, to Tantallon Castle, where she gave birth to her daughter, Lady Margaret Douglas, in Northumberland.Emond, Ken, James V (John Donald, 2019), pp. 91–92.
The struggle for control of the person of the King was an essential prelude to Albany's attempt to govern, as he was aware from the beginning that his claims to act for the King and with full royal authority depended on the continued goodwill of the King himself, or rather of whoever had control of his person and could therefore claim to speak with his voice. Margaret and Angus were potentially hostile to Albany's intentions, and James V had to be removed from their influence.Emond, Ken, James V (John Donald, 2019), p. 79. Albany besieged Stirling Castle and Margaret was forced to relinquish possession of the King and the Duke of Ross. James would not see his mother again for two years.Ross, Stewart, The Stewart Dynasty (Thomas and Lochar, 1993), p. 194. Having lost the regency, her income and control of her sons, Margaret departed from the court in September 1515, fleeing from Linlithgow Palace, where she had gone for her lying in, to Tantallon Castle, where she gave birth to her daughter, Lady Margaret Douglas, in Northumberland.Emond, Ken, James V (John Donald, 2019), pp. 91–92.