Treaty of Berwick

When

8 Mar 1560

Kind

Treaty

Coordinates

55.77° N, 2.00° W

Description

1560 treaty between Scottish nobles and England

Treaty between Scottish nobles and England

The Treaty of Berwick was negotiated on 27 February 1560 at Berwick-upon-Tweed. It was an agreement made by the representative of Queen Elizabeth I of England, the Duke of Norfolk, and a group of Scottish nobles, the Lords of the Congregation. The treaty set the terms under which an English fleet and army would come to Scotland to expel the French troops who were defending the Regency of Mary of Guise.

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• Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Treaty of Berwick: Terms are agreed upon with the Lords of the Congregation in Scotland, for forces of the Kingdom of England to enter Scotland”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “signature du traité de Berwick entre l'Angleterre et les seigneurs écossais, en vue de chasser les Français d'Écosse”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page