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| | CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Scotland |
 | | James's early death, owing to an accident, in 1460, was doubly unfortunate, as his son and successor James III was a prince of far weaker character, unable to cope with the turbulent barons, some of whom broke out into open revolt, seducing the youthful heir to the throne to join them. |
 | | Active hostilities followed, and James was murdered by a trooper of the insurgent army in 1488. |
 | | Queen Henrietta Maria, whom Pope Urban VIII urged to intervene on behalf of the Scotch Catholics, was powerless to help them, though a few instances of personal clemency on the part of Charles may be attributable to her influence. |
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