Treaty of Berwick

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1. 1560Berwick · EnglandPushed by leaders such as William Maitland (William of Maitland), the Scottish Lords of the Congregation negotiated with envoys of Elizabeth I at Berwick, requesting English troops to tie down French garrisons in Scotland, and promising to uphold Protestantism and a pro-English stance.
2. 1560Berwick · BritainThe treaty was formally signed, with England pledging aid to the Congregation against the French–Guise regency regime. English fleets and armies subsequently intervened in the siege of Leith, shifting the military balance of the Scottish Reformation crisis.