Did The Franco-Scottish Alliance Against England Ever End?

Here's a trivia question; what's the longest alliance in history?Unless you went by the title, you were probably stumped.  Maybe you believe it is England and Portugal at 638 years.   And you were unlikely to guess Scotland and France but a University of Manchester historian has uncovered evidence which shows how a defensive alliance against England between Scotland and France might never have formally ended – potentially making it the longest in history.In a paper to be published next year, Dr. Siobhan Talbott argues the Franco-Scottish Auld Alliance of 1295 survived numerous wars between Britain and France, even after the Act of Union was signed in 1707. Trade, she says, is a major reason for its longevity.read more

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