What if Scotland never unifies with England in the 1600s, pick any way you think it could, how big of a cultural impact would that bring and would we see Scottish Gaelic more widely spoken, would the country be able to sustain itself?
Uh, I'm not sure, both I guess? Give an explanation for both if you want. I'm a bit more interested in the Union of Crowns though.Do you mean that the Stuarts never end up as kings of both kingdoms (presumably through the Tudors surviving), or do you mean no Act of Union in 1707?
Well, if Scotland remains an enemy of England, I assume Scots solidifies as the national language of the kingdom (probably with a standardized form increasingly distinct from English). Gaelic was already kinda disfavored in the Lowland courts as Erse, Irish.Uh, I'm not sure, both I guess? Give an explanation for both if you want.
Or Margaret marries someone other than James.If the Stuarts don't take the throne, then who gets the English throne? Edward Seymour, the Nephew of Jane Grey is an interesting option.
Edward VII?
Ooh that's a nice potentiality, but requires a pod about a hundred years before the union.Or Margaret marries someone other than James.
Well, going along the line of descent, likely a Stuart, or a Protestant Descendent.I wonder who would be the King of Scotland today If it stayed a kingdom.
I wonder who would be the King of Scotland today If it stayed a kingdom.
It could be a Valois.Well, going along the line of descent, likely a Stuart, or a Protestant Descendent.
A Franco-Scottish Union is unlikely, as it would ally England to the HRE or Spain; an alliance which could easily take a Franco-Scottish Union in a war.It could be a Valois.
Idi Amin?I wonder who would be the King of Scotland today If it stayed a kingdom.