Editing James V (section)

=== Margaret's coup ===
In 1524, Albany was finally removed from power in a ''[[coup d'état]]'' while he was in France. Margaret, with the help of [[James Hamilton, 1st Earl of Arran]] and his followers, brought James V from Stirling to Edinburgh.<ref name=Ross195/> In August, Parliament declared the regency at an end, and the 12-year-old King James was prematurely "erected" to full kingly powers. In November, Parliament formally recognised Margaret as the chief councillor to the King.<ref name=Ross195/> Margaret's alliance with the Hamiltons inevitably alienated other noble houses. Henry VIII allowed the Earl of Angus (who Albany had banished) to return to Scotland in 1524, and he entered into an alliance with [[John Stewart, 3rd Earl of Lennox]], an enemy of Margaret and Arran.<ref name=Ross195/> When Angus arrived in Edinburgh with a large group of armed men, claiming his right to attend Parliament, Margaret ordered cannons to be fired on them from Edinburgh Castle.<ref name=Ross195/> Parliament subsequently made Angus a ''[[Lord of the Articles]]'' and a member of the ''[[council of regency]]''.