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Alexander Stewart

1493 – Battle of Flodden, 19 Sep 1513

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Facts and their sources

  • Born1493not verified1 source
  • Titleabbotor Roman Catholic Archbishop of St Andrews, 1504not verified1 source
  • TitleRoman Catholic Archbishop of St Andrews, 1504or abbotnot verified1 source
  • Died19 Sep 1513, Battle of Floddennot verified1 source
  • MotherMarion Boydnot verified1 source
  • FatherJames IV of Scotlandnot verified1 source

A life in time

  1. 1493

    Born

  2. 1504

    Roman Catholic Archbishop of St Andrews

  3. 19 Sep 1513

    Dies in Battle of Flodden

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During his lifetime

He lived through 3 decades. Pick one to hear and see what it was like.

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The 1490s · Alexander is born

What people wore

Around 1500–1524

Limited wardrobes for the commoners

Many ordinary people owned only one set of clothes for daytime wear and lacked dedicated sleepwear, opting to sleep in their smocks and nightcaps.

Daily life

Around 1500–1524

Open fire cooking and cookshops

Cooking usually took place over an open fire, often involving stews in a cauldron or roasting meat on a spit. Many poorer people lacked cooking facilities at home and relied on cookshops for takeaway food.

Work

Around 1500–1524

Farming was the most common job

Farming was the primary occupation, with nine out of ten people living in rural villages or small towns.

Music

Around 1500–1524

Paying Minstrels for Parish Festivals

Parish records show that minstrel hire for Whitsuntide festivities was common, with payments reaching up to 8s 4d for a single minstrel in 1533.

At the table

Around 1500–1524

The poor used acorns to make bread

When flour was scarce, the very poor would grind acorns to make bread as a desperate substitute.

Getting around

Around 1500–1524

Horses were the fastest travel option

Riding a horse was the fastest and most reliable way to travel for those who could afford one. A basic riding horse cost about £4 to £5, a sum many skilled tradesmen struggled to earn in an entire year.

What it cost

Around 1500–1524

Cost of Basic Food Items

A loaf of bread (24 oz) cost 1 penny, and 1 pound of cheese cost 1 1/2 pence. A skilled worker could buy a dozen eggs for 4d and a pound of cheese for 1 1/2d with their daily wage.