Treaty of Durham (1136)
The first treaty of Durham is an peace agreement concluded between the kings Etienne from England and David I {{er}} of Scotland, the February 5th 1136.
In January 1136, during the first months of the reign of Etienne, David I {{er}} crosses the border and reached Durham. It took Carlisle, Wark, Alnwick, Norham and the Newcastle-upon-Tyne. The February 5th 1136, Etienne reached Durham with an imposing troop of Flemish mercenaries, and the Scottish king was obliged of parlementer. Etienne recovered Wark, Alnwick, Norham and Newcastle, and let David Ier preserve Carlisle and Doncaster, by hoping that it would be more honest towards him in the future. With Carlisle most of the Cumberland went, as well as the honors of the Lancashire.
The English king asked the Scottish king to make him Serment of allegiance, but this last answered that he had already sworn it with their cousin Mathilde Emperesse - heiress designated by the king Henri I {{er}}, but whose Etienne had usurped the throne. In order to satisfy it, David Ier asked his young person wire Henry, to lend oath, and this last receipt the county of Huntingdon up to that point held by his father. The county of Huntingdon included, at that time, the county of Northampton.
Three years later, David Ier will invade again the North of the England.
See too
- Treated of Durham (1139)
- Battle of the Standard
- English Civil war (1135-1154)
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