The Treaty Of Edinburgh: Hero Or Villain?

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The Treaty of Edinburgh was brought to life by the Scottish Parlament and were made to end the Alud-alliance which were between France, Scotland and Norway and it said that is England were to attack, the allied countries would help out. France signed the deal and so did Norway, but Queen Mary of Scotland denied ratifying the treaty several times. It was first in 1587 the Treaty of Edinburgh was confirmed and the French group of soldiers retreated from Scotland.

The reason why Queen Mary refused to approve the Treaty was because at that time, she and Queen Elisabeth I of England were both trying to be the next heir of England after Queen Maria I of England died in 1558. The French king Henry II proposed that his son Frans II of France and

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