So for those of you who don't know, the Bishops' wars were what helped start the English Civil war. Basically, King Charles I tried to force the Church of Scotland to be more in line with the Church of England, enforcing an Anglican Book of Common Prayer in Scotland and I believe increasing either the number or the power of Bishops. Scotland didn't like this and rebelled against the King. Charles raised and army to fight the Scots but the two armies never really fought, and the war ended with the peace of Berwick. Though the war would latter restart a year later, which again ended in a truce/peace unfavorable to the King.
So what if Charles had forced and won a battle with the Scots? Would Charles have managed to force Scotland into line with England? Would a victory over Scotland mean that the English Parliament remains un-summoned, possibly for the entirety of Charles' reign? What about religiously? How long would Scotland remain in line with the Anglican Church? Would Parliament go the way of the Estates-General of France, still in existence but never summoned?
So what if Charles had forced and won a battle with the Scots? Would Charles have managed to force Scotland into line with England? Would a victory over Scotland mean that the English Parliament remains un-summoned, possibly for the entirety of Charles' reign? What about religiously? How long would Scotland remain in line with the Anglican Church? Would Parliament go the way of the Estates-General of France, still in existence but never summoned?