What is Treaty of Northampton?
[[File:Robert Bruce Statue 2.JPG|thumb|Statue of Robert the Bruce.]] The '''Treaty of Northampton''' signed in 1328 was an agreement between [[England]] and [[Scotland]] that recognised Scotland as an independent country and [[Robert the Bruce]] as its king.<ref name=sh>{{cite web |url=http://www.ltscotland.org.uk/scotlandshistory/warsofindependence/treatyofedinburgh-northampton/index.asp |title=Treaty of Edinburgh-Northampton |first= |last= |work=Scotlands History |year=2011 |accessdate=9 November 2011 |archive-date=2 October 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111002042631/http://www.ltscotland.org.uk/scotlandshistory/warsofindependence/treatyofedinburgh-northampton/index.asp |url-status=dead }}</ref> [[Edward I of England]] and his son [[Edward II of England|Edward II]] had been fighting wars against Robert the Bruce for more than 20 years. Edward II believed that he was the rightful King of Scotland. In 1327, Edward II was forced from his throne by his wife, [[Isabella of France]] and her lover, [[Roger Mortimer]]. Edward's young son, [[Edward III of England|Edward III]] became King of England at the age of 15.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.credoreference.com/entry.do?id=8033643 |title=Edward III, called Edward of Windsor from |first= |last= |work=Chambers Biographical Dictionary |year=2005 |accessdate=9 November 2011}}</ref> Robert the Bruce saw a chance in the confusion in England and immediately sent James Douglas to attack the north of England. The English, scared that they would lose, wanted a peace treaty.<ref name=sh/> The Treaty of Northampton secured peace between the two countries. As part of the treaty, Edward II's six-year-old daughter, Joan of the Tower was married to Robert's four-year-old son, [[David II of Scotland|David II]].<ref name=sh/> ==References== {{reflist}} {{history-stub}} [[Category:14th century in Scotland]] [[Category:Treaties|Northampton]] [[Category:1328]] [[Category:14th century in England]]