March 17th , 1328
The Treaty of Edinburgh–Northampton was a peace treaty signed in 1328 between the Kingdoms of England and Scotland.
It brought an end to the First War of Scottish Independence, which had begun with the English invasion of Scotland in 1296. The treaty was signed in Edinburgh by Robert the Bruce, King of Scots, on 17 March 1328, and was ratified by the Parliament of England meeting in Northampton on 1 May. The terms of the treaty stipulated that in exchange for £20,000 sterling, the English Crown would recognise:
The Kingdom of Scotland as fully independent;
- Robert the Bruce, and his heirs and successors, as the rightful rulers of Scotland;
- The border between Scotland and England as that recognised under the reign of Alexander III (1249–1286).
One of two copies of the document, which was written in French, is held by the National Archives of Scotland in Edinburgh.
However, the document does not constitute the entire peace treaty, which was contained in a number of indentures, notarial instruments and letters patent issued by Edward III and Robert I. Since none of them survives, not all details of the peace treaty are known.
