Honestly I am genuinely shocked nobody's ever done a TL on Edward I conquering Scotland. Now, I have talked plenty about Scotland always joining England is a tired and worn out trope.....but Edwards conquest of Scotland would actually be highly interesting to explore. For one Edward never declared himself King of Scotland or Emperor of Britain or whatever other title we would associate with the ruler of the British Isles. No he remained plain old King Edward of England and his goal for Scotland was to incorporate it as land or subordinate region much in the same way as Ireland or Wales.
Scotland for all of the spats between it England was better treated than Ireland(Low bar but nothing like the Irish potato famine ever happened in Scotland), mostly due to the fact that Scotland was for a while an equal partner with England and joined willingly(At least in theory, because lets be honest England will always dominate any united Britain). In a world where thats no longer the case, Scotland is not likely to have as good of a time of it under English Rule especially under Edward I, who if I recall correctly made something of a habit of evicting Welsh Peasants from their land and settling Englishmen on it.
Something I am sure is going to be repeated on the Scottish lowlands. As the crown will likely be busy dealing with the Highland Clans and defending Gascony from the French(Its highly unlikely that the hundred years war would start as it hinges on not one, not two but all three sons of Phillip IV dying without a male heir) I could see England continuing its relatively loose oversight over Ireland and the policy of intermarriage and alliance with the Anglo Irish Noblity especially with the House of De Burgh in Ulster continues, we could potentially see a UK where Ireland serves as Englands main 'sidekick' instead of Scotland.
Scotland for all of the spats between it England was better treated than Ireland(Low bar but nothing like the Irish potato famine ever happened in Scotland), mostly due to the fact that Scotland was for a while an equal partner with England and joined willingly(At least in theory, because lets be honest England will always dominate any united Britain). In a world where thats no longer the case, Scotland is not likely to have as good of a time of it under English Rule especially under Edward I, who if I recall correctly made something of a habit of evicting Welsh Peasants from their land and settling Englishmen on it.
Something I am sure is going to be repeated on the Scottish lowlands. As the crown will likely be busy dealing with the Highland Clans and defending Gascony from the French(Its highly unlikely that the hundred years war would start as it hinges on not one, not two but all three sons of Phillip IV dying without a male heir) I could see England continuing its relatively loose oversight over Ireland and the policy of intermarriage and alliance with the Anglo Irish Noblity especially with the House of De Burgh in Ulster continues, we could potentially see a UK where Ireland serves as Englands main 'sidekick' instead of Scotland.
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