Cardinal Beaton takes over the regency of Scotland

Historical Context Note

Litencyc Editors (Independent Scholar - Europe)
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In Scotland, the Earl of Arran gives up the regency to Cardinal David Beaton. Allied with the Queen Mother, Mary of Guise, Beaton plans to set aside the Treaties of Greenwich, which attempted to arrange a lasting peace with England by marrying the infant Scottish Queen, Mary, to Henry VIII's heir Prince Edward.

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Citation: Editors, Litencyc. "Cardinal Beaton takes over the regency of Scotland". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 01 November 2010 [https://staging.litencyc.com/php/stopics.php?rec=true&UID=14688, accessed 23 November 2024.]

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