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Rough Wooing

Rough Wooing proper noun: part of the 16th-century wars between Scotland and England, during which an attempt was made to force Scotland to agree to a marriage alliance between Mary, Queen of Scots, and the English heir apparent Edward, son of King Henry VIII.

Proper noun

the Rough Wooing

  1. (historical) Part of the 16th-century wars between Scotland and England, during which an attempt was made to force Scotland to agree to a marriage alliance between Mary, Queen of Scots, and the English heir apparent Edward, son of King Henry VIII.

Questions about Rough Wooing

What does Rough Wooing mean?
Rough Wooing means part of the 16th-century wars between Scotland and England, during which an attempt was made to force Scotland to agree to a marriage alliance between Mary, Queen of Scots, and the English heir apparent Edward, son of King Henry VIII.
What part of speech is Rough Wooing?
Rough Wooing is a proper noun.

Words near Rough Wooing in the dictionary

  1. rough trots
  2. rough up
  3. rough up the bullpen
  4. rough vacuum
  5. rough vacuums
  6. Rough Wooing
  7. rough-and-ready
  8. rough-and-tumble
  9. rough-and-tumbled
  10. rough-and-tumbles
  11. rough-and-tumbling

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