KnowraUnion of the CrownsLinked fromLinked fromThe 15 pages that link to Union of the Crowns, each with the reason it gives.All 15Broader topic 7Related 7Compared with 1James VI and IBroader topic: James’s inheritance joined three crowns without merging their kingdoms.Personal unionBroader topic: England and Scotland shared James while remaining separate kingdoms for more than a century.Mary, Queen of ScotsBroader topic: Mary’s son inherited the English crown she had claimed, joining the two kingdoms’ monarchies.Portuguese succession crisis of 1580Broader topic: It was the political settlement produced by Philip’s victory, not a formal merger of the kingdoms.Margaret TudorBroader topic: James’s Tudor descent through Margaret enabled the Stuart succession to the English throne.Scottish monarchyBroader topic: It joined monarchs while leaving Scotland and England politically distinct.History of ScotlandBroader topic: It joined the monarchies without ending Scotland’s separate political institutions.