. The popular history of England : an illustrated history of society and government from the earliest period to our own times . I. c. 16, printed only in the Statutes by Authoritf.+ EUis, First Series, toI. i. p. 132. 293 AFFAIIIS OF SCOTLAND. [Ifi23 had thus a fair field in ?which to sow division and debate. In 1517Albany went to France; and IMargaret, having been permitted to reside inScotland, the contests of factions again broke out. She desired Angus to beregent,—a demand which the council resisted. Angus was a faithless husband;and the queen-motlier resolved upon a divorce. But Henry eff
. The popular history of England : an illustrated history of society and government from the earliest period to our own times . I. c. 16, printed only in the Statutes by Authoritf.+ EUis, First Series, toI. i. p. 132. 293 AFFAIIIS OF SCOTLAND. [Ifi23 had thus a fair field in ?which to sow division and debate. In 1517Albany went to France; and IMargaret, having been permitted to reside inScotland, the contests of factions again broke out. She desired Angus to beregent,—a demand which the council resisted. Angus was a faithless husband;and the queen-motlier resolved upon a divorce. But Henry effected a hollowreconciliation; and, after the fiercest contests between the factious nobles,Angus became supreme in the conduct of the government. Margaret wasagain dissatisfied with her husband; and having sought a divorce in the courtof Eome, induced Albany to return to Scotland. Her son, James V., wasthen nine years old. Henry did not scruple to instruct Wolsey to oppose thedivorce, on the ground that his own sister intended to murder her writes to the king, in 1521, that he had caused the popes orator to. EuprliDh Foot-Soldlor. interfere for the prevention of the projected separation, by means whereofthe said divorce sliall not proceed when the pope shall be informed that thoBamo is procured only for marriage between tho duko of Albany and thoqueen, whereby tho destruction of Uio young king shall ensue. * It was the • State Tapers of Ilfiuy VIII., vnl. i. 1523.] SIEGE OF JEDBURGH. 209 object of the English government to raise up impediments in the way ofAlbany, who was a man of vigour and ability ; and every effort of corruptionwas made by the English agents to produce disorder in the country. In 1522,Henry repeated his demand that Albany should be removed from power;and the parliament again disclaimed his right of interference. The bordersof the Tweed were then ravaged by the earl of Shrewsbury. Albany raisedau army of eighty thousand men. But he effected not
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