A very short timeline based on a recent thread a continuing Tudor Dynasty.
Assumes a successful rough wooing and a surviving Edward VI.
1543 -The treaty of Greenwich which proposed peace between England and Scotland and the marriage of the infant Mary Queen of Scots to Edward Prince of Wales is rejected by the Scots Parliament to the fury of Henry VIII.
1544 to 1546 - Henry's troops take Edinbrugh and instead of burning the city has Henry demanded began to lay siege to the Castle by late 1545 Henry was technically occupying much of Southern Scotland. The Scots regent the Earl of Arran who had initially favoured the English match for his Queen had slowly been turned against the match and now supported Mary of Guise's and Cardinal Beaton's view that French help was needed - the Earl of Lennox who once opposed the match had been married to Henry VIII's niece and he now joined the English side. French aid sent to Mary of Guise was seized by English supporters and in 1546 Protestant Lords would murder Cardinal Beaton.
1547/8- In 1547 Henry VIII would die and a few months later the English would win a major battle that would turn the conflict round - the Scots Regent now fearful that the Queen would be captured arranged for her to be moved from Stirling - unfortunately both the Queen and the Queen Mother would be captured by men under the command of Matthew Earl of Lennox - the war was effectively over. Edward VI's regent and uncle insisted both the Queen Dowager be brought south with haste before troops from France could attempt to rescue them. On October 10th 1547 Mary Stuart was received by a deputation of Northern Earls at Berwick Castle.
Mary of Guise was not in the mood to compromise but told representatives of the English that she was will to negotiate - on January 5th 1548 the Queen Dowager signed the Treaty of Berwick. Which formalised the betrothal of her daughter to Edward VI, called for peace - Mary of Guise guaranteed that with English help she would support the replacement of Regent Arran with the Earl of Lennox. The terms of the agreement were that unlike the treaty of Greenwich the six year old Queen would now reside at the English Court. Her betrothal would be formally made when she attained the age of 12, the English guaranteed the marriage would not take place before Mary was of age, Scotland would retain its own laws and customs and the issue of the marriage would be heirs to both realms, Mary of Guise requested her daughter be allowed to retain her religion and that she could be accompanied by a priest of the "old religion". North of the border - the beleagured Scots Regent was rescued by a French fleet and sailed for France. In March a reluctant Scots Parliament was summoned and ratified the Treaty of Berwick under the regency of Matthew Earl of Lennox. Riots broke out in Edinbrugh in protest at the agreement and had to be put down by English troops.
Once Mary arrived at the English Court the infant Queen was soon deprived of her Catholic priest and placed in the household of the Duchess of Suffolk - one of the highest ranking ladies of the English Court and a committed Protestant. Mary's education would continue and under the erudite Duchess would be wide ranging. Mary of Guise back in Scotland was furious that her daughter's religion was being changed but was told by the Duke of Somerset it was "meet" that the Queen and her future husband were as one in religion. The Scots were not really in any position to do much about it given the growing power of some of the countries Protestant lords.
Following rebellions in England in 1549 over the imposition of the Prayer Book and Cranmer's continuing religious reforms - Somerset had been removed from the protectorate and power passed to the Earl of Warwick.
in 1551 Regent Lennox was murdered by an anti-English mob at Stirling without a clear candidate for the regency other than the Queen Dowager. Marie of Guise would find her regency difficult as she battled to strengthen the Catholic faith in Scotland opposed by some of the remaining English troops in Southern Scotland and many of her peers. In 1552 she appealed for help to Henri II of France - who was willing to offer some small assistance and support Mary in war with England if she would break the English betrothal. Mary was no longer receiving English help as Warwick considered it unnecessary to spend resources on Scotland when its Queen was already in English custody. In January 1553 Marie would tell Warwick, the terms of the Treaty of Berwick had been forced upon her and the Scots, that its terms had not been upheld given her daughter was receiving a "heretical" religious education at the English court and in February, the Scots Parliament declared it void.
England refused to recognise the repudiation and during court celebrations at Easter the 10 year old Queen of Scots joined the King and his sister Elizabeth in a show of family unity and harmony - notably the Lady Mary was not present.
Amongst those troops being dispatched by Henri II to Scotland was the former Regent the Earl of Arran however his ship was forced to make an English landing and the Earl was brought to London where he held discussions with the Earl of Warwick. Arran once again indicated his willingness to treat with the English - he would now back the Queen's marriage and in reward would once again be named Scots Regent on condition he subdue the rebels. If he were successful then a match between the King's sister, the Lady Elizabeth, and the Earl's son and heir would be made.
In late 1553 both England and Scotland are once again preparing for war and Warwick has also prepared English defences in Calais in case of a French attack in support of the Scots Regent.
Edward VI had fallen ill but with great care soon recovered - taking a more active role in the affairs of state particularly on religious grounds where he eagerly encourages further reform he is declared of age in February 1554 and the Protectorate and regency council are disbanded though Warwick remains a key member of the King's council.
In March 1554 a major rebellion breaks out in England particularly in the North - supported by some key northern aristocrats - their plan to force the King to abandon religious reform and to return to the "true faith", if the King were not to do so then the rebels proposed to proclaim the King's sister Lady Mary as Queen. The rebels almost certainly had French and Scots backing given that within days of the rebellion breaking out the French launched an attack on the Pas de Calais.
In April the rebels were soundly beaten by English troops and the Lady Mary was placed under house arrest on the King's order to determine what knowledge she had of the rebellion if any.
Meanwhile the Earl of Arran with a mixture of English and Scots troops crossed the border into Scotland once again this time his aim was to remove french troops and force the Scots to peace with England. Accompanying Earl was the prominant Scots reformer John Knox.
Marie of Guise's troops would be defeated and the Queen Dowager forced to flee Scotland without her jewels or wardrobe by ship for France.
In September 1554 Arran summoned a new Scots Parliament packed with Protestant lords and those sympathetic to the cause and once again ratified peace with England. France now had no back door to England however the French managed to take Calais to the fury of the English Court.
A stalemate between the nations would ensue as the English Council was pretty clear the country could not currently afford to mount a full scale invasion of France to take back Calais.
In December 1554 Edward VI and the 12-year-old Queen Mary were formally betrothed in the Chapel Royal at Richmond.
In 1555 the Scots Parliament formally restored the Earl of Arran as heir presumptive to the throne in the event of the Queen's death without issue. The main step in ensuring his son was of a high enough rank to be betrothed to the King of England's sister the Lady Elizabeth. However Edward VI had his doubts over the match and was considering other possibilities.
As England and France looked for peace - the French suggested the Lady Elizabeth marry the Dauphin Francis with perhaps Calais being nominally her dowery settling. It seemed Henri II had now given up hope of marrying the dauphin to the Scots Queen. Philip of Spain was also said to be interested in an English alliance as part of his anti-French policy though it was made clear that Elizabeth would have had to convert which Edward would not countenance.
In the end Elizabeth made her feelings known that she preferred not to marry but if her brother was so-minded she would prefer the Scots Lord who is of "godly" religion and would enable her to continue to live and serve her brother than be lost in a foreign land.
In January 1556 Elizabeth married James Hamilton who in honour of his wife was created Earl of Richmond in the English peerage by his new brother in law.
Mary Tudor the King's eldest estranged sister dies in early 1558 and is buried beside her mother at Peterbrough - her death would largely allow Protestant England to begin a process of normalising relations with Catholic Spain which had been objecting to the Lady Mary's treatment since the rebellion of 1554.
Edward VI and the 16-year-old Queen Mary are married the same year in a late December ceremony at Hampton Court Palace - Queen Mary is formally crowned Queen Consort in a lavish service in February 1559 and their first child would be born almost a year later in January 1560.
At the pressing of Lord Arran the Royal Couple would make a formal visit to Scotland in the August of 1560 in part to mark the Scots Parliament passing the final acts severing the Kingdom's ties with Rome and the Catholic Church. Mary would be well received by her subjects though her husband was largely ignored and often snubbed causing a distinct cooling of their relatively happy relationship - it was also made clear that the Scots would not countenance him being granted any legal rights to the Scots throne - though formally he was styled King of Scots. Edward himself would swear he would never visit the country again. Mary would confirm the Earl of Arran as Regent and created him Duke of Hamilton with precedence immediately after her husband and son.
The formal royal style used by Edward was By the Grace of God, King of England, Scotland, France and Ireland, Defender of the Faith, and of the Church of England and of Ireland in Earth Supreme Head
The formal style used by Mary was initially Mary By the Grace of God Queen of Scots and following her marriage she used Mary, By the Grace of God, Queen of England, Scotland, France and Ireland.
Their joint formal style was Edward and Mary, By the Grace of God King and Queen of England, Scotland, France and Ireland
House of Tudor:
Edward VI m 1558 Mary Queen of Scots
Issue:
1) Henry Prince of Wales, Duke of Rothsay b 1560
2) Jane b 1563
3) James Duke of York and Albany b 1566
4) Mary (twin of James) b 1566
Elizabeth Tudor m James Hamilton 1st Earl of Richmond, (later Duke of Hamilton and Earl of Arran in the Scots peerage)
Issue:
1) Anne Hamilton b 1559
2) Edward Hamilton b 1563
Assumes a successful rough wooing and a surviving Edward VI.
1543 -The treaty of Greenwich which proposed peace between England and Scotland and the marriage of the infant Mary Queen of Scots to Edward Prince of Wales is rejected by the Scots Parliament to the fury of Henry VIII.
1544 to 1546 - Henry's troops take Edinbrugh and instead of burning the city has Henry demanded began to lay siege to the Castle by late 1545 Henry was technically occupying much of Southern Scotland. The Scots regent the Earl of Arran who had initially favoured the English match for his Queen had slowly been turned against the match and now supported Mary of Guise's and Cardinal Beaton's view that French help was needed - the Earl of Lennox who once opposed the match had been married to Henry VIII's niece and he now joined the English side. French aid sent to Mary of Guise was seized by English supporters and in 1546 Protestant Lords would murder Cardinal Beaton.
1547/8- In 1547 Henry VIII would die and a few months later the English would win a major battle that would turn the conflict round - the Scots Regent now fearful that the Queen would be captured arranged for her to be moved from Stirling - unfortunately both the Queen and the Queen Mother would be captured by men under the command of Matthew Earl of Lennox - the war was effectively over. Edward VI's regent and uncle insisted both the Queen Dowager be brought south with haste before troops from France could attempt to rescue them. On October 10th 1547 Mary Stuart was received by a deputation of Northern Earls at Berwick Castle.
Mary of Guise was not in the mood to compromise but told representatives of the English that she was will to negotiate - on January 5th 1548 the Queen Dowager signed the Treaty of Berwick. Which formalised the betrothal of her daughter to Edward VI, called for peace - Mary of Guise guaranteed that with English help she would support the replacement of Regent Arran with the Earl of Lennox. The terms of the agreement were that unlike the treaty of Greenwich the six year old Queen would now reside at the English Court. Her betrothal would be formally made when she attained the age of 12, the English guaranteed the marriage would not take place before Mary was of age, Scotland would retain its own laws and customs and the issue of the marriage would be heirs to both realms, Mary of Guise requested her daughter be allowed to retain her religion and that she could be accompanied by a priest of the "old religion". North of the border - the beleagured Scots Regent was rescued by a French fleet and sailed for France. In March a reluctant Scots Parliament was summoned and ratified the Treaty of Berwick under the regency of Matthew Earl of Lennox. Riots broke out in Edinbrugh in protest at the agreement and had to be put down by English troops.
Once Mary arrived at the English Court the infant Queen was soon deprived of her Catholic priest and placed in the household of the Duchess of Suffolk - one of the highest ranking ladies of the English Court and a committed Protestant. Mary's education would continue and under the erudite Duchess would be wide ranging. Mary of Guise back in Scotland was furious that her daughter's religion was being changed but was told by the Duke of Somerset it was "meet" that the Queen and her future husband were as one in religion. The Scots were not really in any position to do much about it given the growing power of some of the countries Protestant lords.
Following rebellions in England in 1549 over the imposition of the Prayer Book and Cranmer's continuing religious reforms - Somerset had been removed from the protectorate and power passed to the Earl of Warwick.
in 1551 Regent Lennox was murdered by an anti-English mob at Stirling without a clear candidate for the regency other than the Queen Dowager. Marie of Guise would find her regency difficult as she battled to strengthen the Catholic faith in Scotland opposed by some of the remaining English troops in Southern Scotland and many of her peers. In 1552 she appealed for help to Henri II of France - who was willing to offer some small assistance and support Mary in war with England if she would break the English betrothal. Mary was no longer receiving English help as Warwick considered it unnecessary to spend resources on Scotland when its Queen was already in English custody. In January 1553 Marie would tell Warwick, the terms of the Treaty of Berwick had been forced upon her and the Scots, that its terms had not been upheld given her daughter was receiving a "heretical" religious education at the English court and in February, the Scots Parliament declared it void.
England refused to recognise the repudiation and during court celebrations at Easter the 10 year old Queen of Scots joined the King and his sister Elizabeth in a show of family unity and harmony - notably the Lady Mary was not present.
Amongst those troops being dispatched by Henri II to Scotland was the former Regent the Earl of Arran however his ship was forced to make an English landing and the Earl was brought to London where he held discussions with the Earl of Warwick. Arran once again indicated his willingness to treat with the English - he would now back the Queen's marriage and in reward would once again be named Scots Regent on condition he subdue the rebels. If he were successful then a match between the King's sister, the Lady Elizabeth, and the Earl's son and heir would be made.
In late 1553 both England and Scotland are once again preparing for war and Warwick has also prepared English defences in Calais in case of a French attack in support of the Scots Regent.
Edward VI had fallen ill but with great care soon recovered - taking a more active role in the affairs of state particularly on religious grounds where he eagerly encourages further reform he is declared of age in February 1554 and the Protectorate and regency council are disbanded though Warwick remains a key member of the King's council.
In March 1554 a major rebellion breaks out in England particularly in the North - supported by some key northern aristocrats - their plan to force the King to abandon religious reform and to return to the "true faith", if the King were not to do so then the rebels proposed to proclaim the King's sister Lady Mary as Queen. The rebels almost certainly had French and Scots backing given that within days of the rebellion breaking out the French launched an attack on the Pas de Calais.
In April the rebels were soundly beaten by English troops and the Lady Mary was placed under house arrest on the King's order to determine what knowledge she had of the rebellion if any.
Meanwhile the Earl of Arran with a mixture of English and Scots troops crossed the border into Scotland once again this time his aim was to remove french troops and force the Scots to peace with England. Accompanying Earl was the prominant Scots reformer John Knox.
Marie of Guise's troops would be defeated and the Queen Dowager forced to flee Scotland without her jewels or wardrobe by ship for France.
In September 1554 Arran summoned a new Scots Parliament packed with Protestant lords and those sympathetic to the cause and once again ratified peace with England. France now had no back door to England however the French managed to take Calais to the fury of the English Court.
A stalemate between the nations would ensue as the English Council was pretty clear the country could not currently afford to mount a full scale invasion of France to take back Calais.
In December 1554 Edward VI and the 12-year-old Queen Mary were formally betrothed in the Chapel Royal at Richmond.
In 1555 the Scots Parliament formally restored the Earl of Arran as heir presumptive to the throne in the event of the Queen's death without issue. The main step in ensuring his son was of a high enough rank to be betrothed to the King of England's sister the Lady Elizabeth. However Edward VI had his doubts over the match and was considering other possibilities.
As England and France looked for peace - the French suggested the Lady Elizabeth marry the Dauphin Francis with perhaps Calais being nominally her dowery settling. It seemed Henri II had now given up hope of marrying the dauphin to the Scots Queen. Philip of Spain was also said to be interested in an English alliance as part of his anti-French policy though it was made clear that Elizabeth would have had to convert which Edward would not countenance.
In the end Elizabeth made her feelings known that she preferred not to marry but if her brother was so-minded she would prefer the Scots Lord who is of "godly" religion and would enable her to continue to live and serve her brother than be lost in a foreign land.
In January 1556 Elizabeth married James Hamilton who in honour of his wife was created Earl of Richmond in the English peerage by his new brother in law.
Mary Tudor the King's eldest estranged sister dies in early 1558 and is buried beside her mother at Peterbrough - her death would largely allow Protestant England to begin a process of normalising relations with Catholic Spain which had been objecting to the Lady Mary's treatment since the rebellion of 1554.
Edward VI and the 16-year-old Queen Mary are married the same year in a late December ceremony at Hampton Court Palace - Queen Mary is formally crowned Queen Consort in a lavish service in February 1559 and their first child would be born almost a year later in January 1560.
At the pressing of Lord Arran the Royal Couple would make a formal visit to Scotland in the August of 1560 in part to mark the Scots Parliament passing the final acts severing the Kingdom's ties with Rome and the Catholic Church. Mary would be well received by her subjects though her husband was largely ignored and often snubbed causing a distinct cooling of their relatively happy relationship - it was also made clear that the Scots would not countenance him being granted any legal rights to the Scots throne - though formally he was styled King of Scots. Edward himself would swear he would never visit the country again. Mary would confirm the Earl of Arran as Regent and created him Duke of Hamilton with precedence immediately after her husband and son.
The formal royal style used by Edward was By the Grace of God, King of England, Scotland, France and Ireland, Defender of the Faith, and of the Church of England and of Ireland in Earth Supreme Head
The formal style used by Mary was initially Mary By the Grace of God Queen of Scots and following her marriage she used Mary, By the Grace of God, Queen of England, Scotland, France and Ireland.
Their joint formal style was Edward and Mary, By the Grace of God King and Queen of England, Scotland, France and Ireland
House of Tudor:
Edward VI m 1558 Mary Queen of Scots
Issue:
1) Henry Prince of Wales, Duke of Rothsay b 1560
2) Jane b 1563
3) James Duke of York and Albany b 1566
4) Mary (twin of James) b 1566
Elizabeth Tudor m James Hamilton 1st Earl of Richmond, (later Duke of Hamilton and Earl of Arran in the Scots peerage)
Issue:
1) Anne Hamilton b 1559
2) Edward Hamilton b 1563