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| - In 1266 (as OTL), Scotland bought the Hebrides and Man from Norway. The divergence came when 1286 the "maid of Norway" didn't drown, but arrived safely in Scotland. However in 1290, the young queen (nine years) dies. King Edward I of England interfered for the succession, and John Balliol became new king. 1296, the Auld Alliance between France and Scotland was made (everything happened about one year later than OTL). In 1297, the war between England and Scotland broke out. The Scottish uprisings under William Wallace started 1298, and 1306 Robert the Bruce was crowned king of Scotland, starting the Bruce dynasty. 1307, Edward I died, not without having defeated the Scots twice (not just once as OTL). During the 1310s, the Scots defeated the English several times, thanks to their pike fight
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| - In 1266 (as OTL), Scotland bought the Hebrides and Man from Norway. The divergence came when 1286 the "maid of Norway" didn't drown, but arrived safely in Scotland. However in 1290, the young queen (nine years) dies. King Edward I of England interfered for the succession, and John Balliol became new king. 1296, the Auld Alliance between France and Scotland was made (everything happened about one year later than OTL). In 1297, the war between England and Scotland broke out. The Scottish uprisings under William Wallace started 1298, and 1306 Robert the Bruce was crowned king of Scotland, starting the Bruce dynasty. 1307, Edward I died, not without having defeated the Scots twice (not just once as OTL). During the 1310s, the Scots defeated the English several times, thanks to their pike fighters. TTL Edward II of England had started in a better position, and wasn't as incompetent as his OTL counterpart, but after many fights he got tired too. So the Scots became independent again, only had to cede the territory south of the Firths (Wall of Antoninus), which was Anglified in the following centuries. 1345, Scotland entered the first Aquitainian War against England, hoping to get the lost lands back. But 1354, having won against France and thus free to make war against Scotland, the English defeated them soon. The pre-war border was restored. During the years 1350-75, due to growing demand for food, Scotland (like other western European nations) extended fishery in the North Atlantic, going farther and farther west.
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