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SCOTLAND
and FRANCE
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From
the historic 'Auld Alliance' to present day trading links, there as
always been strong alliance between France and Scotland.
Today, France
is one of Scotland's largest overseas markets, offering opportunities
across many sectors. We at La Giraudiere are trying to continue that
alliance by offering information on Scotland and links to it's partners
within Scotland. The
Auld Alliance or Vieille
Alliance in Francais refers to a series of treaties, offensive and
defensive in nature, between Scotland and France
aimed specifically
against England "the old foe". The first agreement was
signed on 23
October 1295 subsequently ratified at Dunfermline the following
February. ~ It
was renewed on several subsequent occasions, and affected Franco
- Scottish affairs
until the Treaty of Edinburgh
in 1560.
There were times when the two nations acquired considerable mutual
benefit from the alliance, particularly after the outbreak of the
Hundred Years War.The Auld Alliance wasn’t simply a military
alliance, it was based on a
long-established friendship founded on the Scots love of French wine. ~
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Self catering accommodation.Cottages and castles in
scotland
The largest
selection of
Scottish holiday cottages plus an enviable range of exclusive large
Scottish
houses, Holiday Castles, Scottish Mansions and Lodges.Self
catering accommodation. There was a link to south west France at
http://www.cottages-and-castles.co.uk/publication/content/451.html but
on the 29.10.2011 it could not be found
http://www.cottages-and-castles.co.uk/
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signing of the Auld Alliance in 1295 might have given the Scots French
support against England, but it also gave the Scottish merchants the
privilege of selecting the first choice of Bordeaux’s finest
wines a privilege which was eagerly protected for hundreds of
years. French wine was landed on Wine Quay of Leith and
rolled up
the streets to the merchants’ cellars behind the water front.
The
wine landed was mostly for the elite of Scottish society, with most
commoners drinking whisky or beer, but it seems to have been popular
with everyone for Hogmanay celebrations. Trade, especially of wine, has
a tendency to fly in the face of political changes and alliances. After
the Reformation, the Auld Alliance was no longer feasible between
Protestant Scotland and Catholic France, but the trade in Claret
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