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With a point of divergence after the failure of the Rough Wooing, what would be most plausible way for a personal union between Scotland and England without having to resort to the Stuarts?

It seems to me that the easy way in terms of succession law would be for Elizabeth I to marry James Hamilton, 3rd Earl of Arran. If Mary I of Scotland dropped dead before having children (disease is a convenient excuse), then the child of the Arran-Tudor union (or would that be Hamilton-Tudor) would be in line for the succession to both the English and Scottish thrones. However, I don't think Elizabeth entertained this notion, so I'm not sure how it could come about. Are there any other ideas?

The goal is to have this union to occur peacefully through established laws of succession, so please don't just say "England conquers Scotland" or vice versa.
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