The Maid of Norway: A Child Queen Lost at Sea

In 1286, Alexander III of Scotland died in a fall from his horse, leaving a three-year-old girl in Norway as his only living descendant. The Maid of Norway, Margaret, was betrothed to Edward I's son, but her voyage to claim the Scottish crown ended in tragedy. This episode follows the brief life of the child queen, the frantic diplomacy between Norway and Scotland, the Treaty of Salisbury, and the shadowy Great Cause that followed her death, leading to war and the rise of John Balliol. Lucas and Luna explore how a child's death plunged Scotland into crisis and set the stage for the Wars of Independence. #MaidOfNorway #Margaret #AlexanderIII #TreatyOfSalisbury #GreatCause #JohnBalliol #EdwardI #Norway #Scotland #VikingHistory #ScottishHistory #MedievalHistory #RoyalSuccession #ChildQueen #Orkney #Bergen #WarsOfIndependence #FexingoHistory Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo