Perpetual peace treaty

The perpetual peace treaty was signed between Jacques IV of Scotland and Henri VII of England in 1502. He had proposed to put an end to the recurring armed struggles which opposed the England and the Scotland for two hundred years. Part of this treaty envisaged the marriage of Jacques IV and Marguerite Tudor, girl of Henri VII. This treaty was broken in 1513, when Jacques IV invades England in support of the French, who had been previously attacked by the English. This invasion was the result of the respect of the obligations of an old treaty of mutual assistance, the Auld Alliance (old alliance), signed between the France, the Scotland and the Norway, which constituted the base of the free-Scottish relations of 1295 to 1746.

In 1513, the Scottish invasion leads to a defeat, and Jacques IV was killed with the Bataille of Flodden Field. In spite of its abrogation, this treaty had a long-term effect, since, thanks to him, from the children were born from the union between Jacques IV and Marguerite Tudor. Their grandson, Jacques VI of Scotland could thus become also king d' Angleterre, under the name of Jacques I {{er}}, which leads to the Union of the Crowns.

See too

List of the peace treaties

External bonds

Treaty off Perpetual Peace

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