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| 1512 | Birth |  |
| 10th April Birth of James V, son of Queen Margaret |
| 1512 | Regency |  |
| Edinburgh Placed under the Regency of Angus, Dunbar & the Archbishop of Glasgow for 3 months |
| 1512 | Succession |  |
| Edinburgh Placed under the Regency of Angus, Dunbar & the Archbishop of Glasgow for 3 months |
| Edinburgh The Estates put James under the guardianship of selected Lords on a 3 month rota |
| 1513 | Coronation |  |
| 9th Sep Stirling Crowned King of Scotland in Stirling, age 1 |
| 1525 | Reform |  |
| Parliament passess an act forbidding the import of Lutheran books |
| 1526 | Coronation |  |
| Westminster Abbey Crowned for a 2nd time by the Earl of Angus |
| 1528 | Arrest |  |
| Edinburgh Escapes from Edinburgh Castle where he had been held captive by the Earl of Angus |
| Stirling Escapes to Stirling where a small army of Angus's enemies gather around him |
| 1528 | Succession |  |
| At the age of 16 takes over direct rule after exiling the Earl of Angus |
| 1531 | College |  |
| Given permission by the Pope to draw œ10,000 from the Church for a College of Justice |
| 1534 | Treaty of Peace |  |
| 11th May An Anglo-Scots Peace treaty is signed |
| 1536 | Diplomacy |  |
| Paris Asks to marry Francis I's daughter Madeleine, the French King agrees |
| Paris Attends a marriage service of the daughter of Vendome but finds her too unattractive |
| Paris Visits France where Francis I offers Marie de Vendome as a bride |
| 1537 | Death |  |
| The frail 16 year old dies in July after moving to Scotland from the Loire Valley |
| July Death of Madeleine, James 's wife is killed by the Scottish climate, age 16 |
| 1537 | Marriage |  |
| Francis I sends Mary of Guise to marry James V, she has a dowry of 150,000 livres |
| 1st Jan Marries Francis I's daughter Madeleine |
| 1538 | Marriage |  |
| 18th May Paris Marries Mary of Guise, daughter of the Duke of Guise & Antoinette of Bourbon |
| 1540 | Birth |  |
| Birth of a son James V & Mary, he dies within 2 yrs |
| 1541 | Birth |  |
| April Birth of Robert, Duke of Albany, son of Mary of Guise & James V |
| 1541 | College Justice |  |
| The Scottish Parliament ratifies the College of Justice |
| College Justice The Scottish Parliament ratifies the College of Justice |
| 1541 | Death |  |
| Death of both of the sons of James V & Mary of Guise |
| 1542 | Battle of Solway Moss |  |
| 24th Nov Solway Moss 10,000 Scots attack 500 English but many Scottish nobles are captured |
| 24th Nov Solway Moss Leads a defeated force, 1,200 are captured including Commander Oliver Sinclair |
| 1542 | Birth |  |
| 8th Dec Linlithgow Birth of James V, the Palace of Linlithgow on the Feast of the Immaculate Conception |
| 1542 | Conference of York |  |
| York Persuaded not to attend the conference but to support a Catholic Army |
| 1542 | Death |  |
| 14th Dec Edinburgh Dies without a male heir, age of 30 |
| 1542 | Invasion of Scotland |  |
| Henry VIII gathers at the border to bring the Scots to heal |
| 1542 | Mobilization |  |
| York Does not attend the York Conference, supports a Catholic Army instead |