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Wow! That title could mean anything!

Okay, so the idea I'm wanting to explore is an independent (take that "Britain did it" people!) Scotland becoming a global power with a naval and trade tradition similar to the Netherlands. I recognise the difficulty here; they have an unpredictable southern neighbour (England), and they are by no means well-suited to being a hub of trade like the Netherlands was, but I'm not specifically asking for an identical situation, just one that is similar.

What I'm after is a Scotland that, for some reason, isn't too bothered with England to the south, controls vital trade routes around the globe, and is very prosperous and wealthy without being absorbed into a Great British or expansionist English nation. Nerf England however you want. I think Portugal being absorbed and retained by Spain is a good place to start.
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