Edward VI1 July 1543
England and Scotland sign treaties providing for peace and the future marriage of Prince Edward to Mary, Queen of Scots.
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England and Scotland sign treaties providing for peace and the future marriage of Prince Edward to Mary, Queen of Scots.
Henry VIII uses the treaty to seek a dynastic union between England and Scotland.
The Treaty of Greenwich is signed, proposing peace between England and Scotland.
The agreement seeks to end conflict after the Scottish defeat at Solway Moss.
The settlement is intended to bring Scotland into a closer English alliance after the death of James V.
The treaty arranges the future marriage of Prince Edward to Mary, Queen of Scots.
The treaty provides that Mary, Queen of Scots, will marry Henry VIII's son Edward when both are older.
Regent Arran ratifies the Treaty of Greenwich before Scottish opposition to English influence grows.
Opposition to the treaty increases among Scots who fear domination by Henry VIII.
The Scottish Parliament rejects the Treaty of Greenwich and the proposed Edward and Mary marriage.
The treaties of Greenwich are not ratified by Scotland
Henry VIII treats Scotland's rejection of the treaty as justification for renewed war and the Rough Wooing.
Henry burns Edinburgh in revenge for the annullment of the Treaty of Greenwich
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