Trapped by his own drain
When assassins came for James I of Scotland in Perth in 1437, he hid in a sewer under his room. He had blocked its outlet days earlier because tennis balls kept getting lost down it, so he could not get out, and was killed.
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James I of Scotland
1394–1437 · Stuart
King of Scots from 1406 to 1437. Born at Dunfermline Palace. Died at Blackfriars, Perth.
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Reigned
| 1406–1437 | Monarch of Scotland |
Family
- Father
- Robert III of Scotland
- Mother
- Anabella Drummond
- Married
- Joan Beaufort
- Children (6)
- Mary Stewart, Countess of Buchan 1401
Margaret Stewart, Dauphine of France 1425
Isabella of Scotland, Duchess of Brittany 1426
Eleanor of Scotland 1427
James II of Scotland 1430
Annabella of Scotland 1430 - Siblings (1)
- David Stewart, Duke of Rothesay 1378
Related to
- James I of Scotland was the 12× great-grandfather of Victoria.