#98 King James I of Scotland Traditional Cache

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Hidden : 2/26/2013
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size: micro (micro)

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The Kings Power Trail was created because there were no caches on the King Vaughan Line. As we drive it almost every day, we noticed that there were so many potential cool hiding spots. The brothers had lots of fun putting the trail together. Hope you have as much fun as we did.

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James was prisoner in England for nearly 20 years in the Tower of London. He succeeded to the crown on the death of his father in 1406, but it was not until 1423 that he was released for a ransom of 60,000 merks and crowned at Scone. In his absence his uncle Robert of Albany ruled Scotland and had done little to secure James’ release hoping that he or his son Murdoch would assume the throne.

James was 30 when he took over as king. He set about restoring the prestige of the monarchy and forfeited the lands of the rebellious nobles including the Dukes of Albany. He was a strong leader and introduced social and economic legislation and founded the Scottish Court of Session.

In 1427 he defaulted on payments of his ransom and began spending large sums on Linlithgow palace and luxuries for the court which cause discontent among the nobles. In 1437 supporters of Walter Lord of Atholl and son of Robert III’s second marriage, attacked and killed James in the Dominican Monastery in Perth.


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Additional Hints (Decrypt)

ubyr va gerr

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)


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