Scottish Independence Won: Treaty of Edinburgh-Northampton
Robert the Bruce got everything he wanted, but he'd been excommunicated for fourteen years when England finally signed. The Treaty of Edinburgh-Northampton in 1328 recognized Scotland as independent—not through negotiation, really, but because Edward II was dead and his teenage son needed peace. Bruce paid £20,000 for it. Called the "Shameful Peace" in England, celebrated in Scotland. Four years of truce. Then Bruce died, his son was five, and Edward III tore up the treaty the moment he could. Independence recognized. Just not respected.
May 1, 1328
698 years ago
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Kingdom of England
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Kingdom of Scotland
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Wars of Scottish Independence
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Treaty of Edinburgh-Northampton
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Treaty of Edinburgh–Northampton
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England
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Scotland
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Kingdom of Great Britain
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Acts of Union 1707
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Edinburgh
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Wars of Scottish Independence
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Treaty of Edinburgh–Northampton
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Independence
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Gesetze zur Eingliederung von Wales 1535–1542
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Geschichte von Wales
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