User blog comment:Bobalugee1940/Franco-British Union/@comment-32656-20120918195549

That anyone actually finds the latter two realistic is just a touch ridiculous.

Yes, they "offered" it to him - and promptly withdrew the offer when another option became available. They hated the French - just they hated King John slightly more. Not at all plausible.

Bet if Mary had had a child with the French King, that Scotland would not have been part of the deal. The Scots would have crowned someone else - heck, they came close to that otl. Atl, a Frenchman, and Catholic yet? Wouldn't be tolerated.