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The Maid of Norway: Scotland's Lost Queen
In 1286, Alexander III of Scotland fell from his horse to his death, leaving the throne to his infant granddaughter Margaret, the Maid of Norway. Her brief life — born in Norway, declared queen at age two, dead at seven on the voyage to claim her crown — triggered a succession crisis that reshaped Scottish history. This episode traces Margaret's story from her father King Eric II of Norway to the Treaty of Salisbury, the Bishop of St Andrews, and the eventual rise of John Balliol and Robert the Bruce. We explore the political maneuvers of Edward I of England, the guardians of Scotland…
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