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James III is viewed as Scotland's first renaissance king, interested in prestige and wealth more than power. He was released from English captivity in 1424, his ransom paid by Scottish magnates. James' ambition as a European monarch is linked to the building of Linlithgow Palace and his writing of poetry. The fact that James spoke Scots rather than English was notable. At that time, Scotland was divided by use of language, with Scots predominating in the southern lowlands and Gaelic being spoken by more than half of the rest of the country.