Quote Originally Posted by Currian
The Scottish culture. Patriottism and honour were varied by brutal slaughter. Fighting against the English was varied by fighting eachother. And the scots have such a good culture and are such nice people. If I'd have to choose a medieval army to fight side-by-side with, it would be them.
Thanks.

The feeling is pretty mutual. The Dutch historically have always had a good relationship with my country. Long may it continue.

A funny fact you should know that during the negotiations in the Scottish parliament, for our union with England, a Scottish politician made the argument that why not make a union with the Dutch rather that the English. Many of them actually considered it!

Also you should know that much of the popular Scottish history is actually a load of crap, written by either Anglophone historians or British Unionists. The image of us Scots fighting each other all the time while not fighting the English is a bit overrated.

The truth is that during the 12th to 15th Centuries, Scotland was actually quite peaceful internally when compared to the likes of more "civilised" countries such as England or France. There was no Scottish equivalents of the Wars of the Roses or the French\Burgundian civil wars and any of the peasant revolts that these countries suffered.