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Auld Alliance
The Auld Alliance was an alliance between the kingdoms of Scotland and France against England made in 1295. The Scots word auld, meaning old, has become a partly affectionate term for the long-lasting association between the two countries. Wikipedia
Founded: October 23, 1295
Dissolved: 15 July 1560
Official language: French; Scots; Scottish Gaelic
The Auld Alliance (Scots) (French: Vieille Alliance) is an alliance between the kingdoms of Scotland and France. It played a major role in the relations ...
First embodied in a written treaty in 1295 the alliance was to endure for nearly three hundred years, as long as the wars between Scotland and England lasted.
The Auld Alliance wasn't simply a military alliance; it was based on a long-established friendship founded on the Scots love of French wine.
Mar 22, 2023 · The Auld Alliance between France and Scotland was a series of strategic military and diplomatic agreements between the two countries that ...
Alliance', as the Scots referred to their relationship with France, is more than usually endowed with fable, while the facts have often been obscured, ...