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Episode 157: Highlands, Lowlands and Netherlands

The History of English Podcast

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What Happened to the Scots?

Mary of guise was born in scotland to a french noblewoman. Her mother, who was also french, was left in charge of scotland as regent. The terms of the marriage contract were so heavily weighted in france's favor that it effectively placed scotland under french control. A short time later, in england, elizabeth had just become queen, and she was a protestant. She agreed to send money and equipment to the scottish protestants, but not troops. But a few months later, she changed her mind and sent eight thousand english troops across the border to support the protestant rebels. And then a few weeks after that, in

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