Elizabeth Tudor declares herself QUEEN of SCOTLAND in 1560 in the TREATY of BERWiCK, and months later again in the Treaty of Edinburgh that embeds the Treaty of Berwick The treaties occurred between Queen Elizabeth/ QE1, her agents Duke of Norfolk and Wm Cecil and with the Scots Traitors known as the lords of confederation. QE1s invasion of Scotland preceded the Treaty. The English invasion began in December 1559 and the Berwick Treaty in March 1560. If Marie Queen of Scots, ratified the original 1560 Edinburgh Treaty she would have agreed that QE1 was Queen of Scotland, instead she pursued a succession version of the revised treaty - succession means AFTER not during the reign of another. Darnley was assassinated Feb 9 the day after MQS signed and sent the last version of the Treaty to QE1 on Feb 8 of 1567. Source: Calderwood, History of Kirk in Scotland p.573-5, pub 1842 We have well considered and be fullie persuaded in what danger, desolation, and misery... the country of England hath brought our country heretofore... if these two kingdoms as they be joyned in one island... we have beene by very necessity constrained... to implore her Queenes Majestie of England her aide and support which her Majestie have most gently granted upon certaine covenants specified in a treaty past at Berwick... in the name and behalfe of her Highnesse (QE1) in one part and.. (Moray, Ruthven, Maxwell, Maitland of Leithington, Wishart of Pittarow, Balnaves of Halhill and James Hamilton-Chatelherault)... That is to say that the QUEENEs MAJESTIE (QE1) having sufficientlie understood... for and in the name of the whole realme shall ACCEPT the saide REALME of SCOTLAND ... into her Majesties PROTECTION and maintenance... her Majestie (QE1) shall with all speed send into Scotland a convenient aide of MEN of WARRE ...the saide nobilitie... shall ACKNOWLEDGE their SOVEREIGN LADY and QUEEN (QE1) PROTECTION of Scotland was the same term King Edward I, the Hammer, used to claim that Scotland was subject to, under, England, which sparked the Wars of Scottish Independence.
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