Ontario Public School History of England : Authorized by the Minister of Education for Ontario for Use in Forms IV and V of the Public Schools . d the neutrality of Philip, who was infact anxious himself to enter into an alliance with Eng-land. In order to make certain of the aid of Englandin his plans for increasing the gloiy of Spain, he even pro-posed marriage with Elizabeth. Similar proposals camefrom Scotland and France. But Elizabeth for a time wouldgive no definite answer to any of these offers of marriage;she had endless excuses for delay and postponement. Shecould, when the occasion d
Ontario Public School History of England : Authorized by the Minister of Education for Ontario for Use in Forms IV and V of the Public Schools . d the neutrality of Philip, who was infact anxious himself to enter into an alliance with Eng-land. In order to make certain of the aid of Englandin his plans for increasing the gloiy of Spain, he even pro-posed marriage with Elizabeth. Similar proposals camefrom Scotland and France. But Elizabeth for a time wouldgive no definite answer to any of these offers of marriage;she had endless excuses for delay and postponement. Shecould, when the occasion demanded, decide promptly andact boldly; but this time her policy was delay, and thispolicy, in spite of the protests of her ministers, she pursuedsteadily, until the necessity to follow it no longer existed. 138. Relations with Scotland.—Peace was made withFrance in the summer of 1559, l)ut shortly afterwards theFrench king died and the Dauphin succeeded to the throneas Francis II. Mary Stuart, who had already laid claim tothe crown of England^ was now queen of both Scotland andFrance, and there was every prospect of an alliance between. 1559-61] THE TUDOR SOVEREIGNS 137 the two kingdoms for the purpose of dethroning Scotland a fierce religious struggle was in progress. TheReformation had gained such headway in that country,that the regent, Mary of Guise,the mother of the queen, was en-gaged, with the aid of French troops,in a desperate attempt to stampit out. The leading Reformers had,in 1557, united in a league knownas the Lords of the Congregation,and offered a determined zeal was strengthened by thereturn of the famous John Knox,who was listened to by the Scottishpeople as they had never listened to any man before. Under his inspiration the people every-where rose in arms. The Lords of the Congregation, whohad now become strong opponents of a French alliance,appealed to England for aid. Elizabeth could not allow theFrench to become supreme in
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