Adverse Effects: Remarks on the “Scottish antidote” in the 15th Century

• Published in: LISA (Caen, France) Vol. 21; no. vol 21. n°56
• Main Author: Guézais, Clément
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Presses universitaires de Rennes 19.10.2023
• Subjects: Auld Alliance; conflicts; identity; Middle Ages; national imageries; Moyen Âge; identité; identity; Auld Alliance; Vieille Alliance; Middle Ages; conflicts; imaginaires nationaux; national imageries; conflits

To underline the Scots’ success at the battle of Baugé in 1421, chronicler Walter Bower attributed the following remark to Pope Martin: Truly, the Scots are an antidote to the English. During the Wars of Independence, opposition to England had become a central component in the development of the Sco...