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Treaty of Edinburgh
On July 6, 1560, France, England, and Scotland signed a peace treaty at Edinburgh ending the Siege of Leith and the wider Scottish Reformation crisis…
Timeline
- 1560Leith · EdinburghWith the English–Congregationalist allied forces besieging the French fortress at Leith and Mary of Guise already dead, representatives of France, England, and Scotland began peace talks, seeking a political solution to end the military standoff.
- 1560Edinburgh · ScotlandThe peace was signed at Edinburgh: France acknowledged withdrawal and paid part of the costs, England halted further military attacks, and Scotland's internal religious and political landscape shifted toward dominance by Protestant nobles. Queen Mary later refused to ratify it, becoming a lingering issue in subsequent Anglo-French-Scottish relations.
Sources
- Treaty of Edinburgh https://www.britannica.com/event/Treaty-of-Edinburgh
- Mary, Queen of Scots — Antonia Fraser (1969)