Re: Why are people so surprised?
Originally Posted by
Judd
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The rebellions weren't so much about Scottish independence rather than trying to return a Catholic king to the English throne. The Prince of Wales' (The Old Pretender) father was James II who was kicked out and replaced with William of Orange. Bonnie Prince Charlie (The Young Pretender) tried to reclaim the English throne for his father with the complicity of the French, France (a Catholic country) being an ally of Scotland.
Absolutely correct
The Rise of Protestantism in Scotland completely changed the old order and religion became the battleground.
Whether you were English or Scottish mattered far less.
People like itsme and Solasch today view history through the secular lenses of their own petty political comprehension of 21st century life.
That's the wrong approach to history.
The funny thing is, the political schism between the English Crown and Rome was at the heart of the Reformation here and The British Isles thrived as a result of the split with the Catholic Empire in Rome .