Treaty of Edinburgh–Northampton

E253124

bilateral treaty medieval treaty peace treaty

The Treaty of Edinburgh–Northampton was a 1328 peace agreement between England and Scotland in which England formally recognized Scottish independence under King Robert the Bruce.

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All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
Treaty of Edinburgh–Northampton canonical	8
Treaty of Edinburgh–Northampton (1328)	3
Treaty of Edinburgh	1
Treaty of Edinburgh and Northampton	1
Treaty of Northampton	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2306617 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Treaty of Edinburgh–Northampton
Context triple: [First War of Scottish Independence, concludedBy, Treaty of Edinburgh–Northampton]

A. Treaty of Edinburgh
The Treaty of Edinburgh was a 1560 agreement that ended French military intervention in Scotland and effectively secured Protestant reform and greater English influence in Scottish affairs.
B. Treaty of Berwick (1639)
The Treaty of Berwick (1639) was the agreement that ended the First Bishops' War between Charles I of England and the Scottish Covenanters, temporarily halting hostilities over church governance.
C. Treaty of Westminster (1654)
The Treaty of Westminster (1654) was a peace agreement between England and the Dutch Republic that ended the First Anglo-Dutch War and redefined their commercial and naval relations.
D. Treaty of York
The Treaty of York was a 1237 agreement between England and Scotland that definitively fixed much of the Anglo-Scottish border and helped stabilize relations between the two kingdoms.
E. Treaty of Wedmore
The Treaty of Wedmore was the late 9th-century agreement between Alfred the Great and Viking leader Guthrum that effectively ended major Viking incursions into Wessex and laid the groundwork for the Danelaw in England.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Treaty of Edinburgh–Northampton
Target entity description: The Treaty of Edinburgh–Northampton was a 1328 peace agreement between England and Scotland in which England formally recognized Scottish independence under King Robert the Bruce.

A. Treaty of Edinburgh
The Treaty of Edinburgh was a 1560 agreement that ended French military intervention in Scotland and effectively secured Protestant reform and greater English influence in Scottish affairs.
B. Treaty of Berwick (1639)
The Treaty of Berwick (1639) was the agreement that ended the First Bishops' War between Charles I of England and the Scottish Covenanters, temporarily halting hostilities over church governance.
C. Treaty of Westminster (1654)
The Treaty of Westminster (1654) was a peace agreement between England and the Dutch Republic that ended the First Anglo-Dutch War and redefined their commercial and naval relations.
D. Treaty of York
The Treaty of York was a 1237 agreement between England and Scotland that definitively fixed much of the Anglo-Scottish border and helped stabilize relations between the two kingdoms.
E. Treaty of Wedmore
The Treaty of Wedmore was the late 9th-century agreement between Alfred the Great and Viking leader Guthrum that effectively ended major Viking incursions into Wessex and laid the groundwork for the Danelaw in England.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (44)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	bilateral treaty ⓘ medieval treaty ⓘ peace treaty ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Treaty of Edinburgh and Northampton ⓘ linked to: Treaty of Edinburgh–Northampton
category	1328 in England ⓘ 1328 in Scotland ⓘ 14th-century treaties ⓘ Peace treaties of England ⓘ Peace treaties of Scotland ⓘ
considered	humiliating settlement for England ⓘ major diplomatic victory for Scotland ⓘ
countryParty	Kingdom of England ⓘ Kingdom of Scotland ⓘ
endedConflict	First War of Scottish Independence ⓘ
followedBy	renewed Anglo-Scottish conflicts in the 1330s ⓘ
hasPlaceIn	history of England ⓘ history of Scotland ⓘ history of the United Kingdom ⓘ
historicalPeriod	Middle Ages ⓘ
language	Latin ⓘ
legalStatus	recognized Scotland as a fully independent kingdom ⓘ
marriageProvision	marriage of David II of Scotland to Joan of the Tower ⓘ
monarchParty	Edward III of England ⓘ Robert I of Scotland ⓘ
predecessorConflict	Anglo-Scottish Wars ⓘ
ratifiedAt	Northampton ⓘ
ratifiedInYear	1328 ⓘ
recognized	independence of Scotland ⓘ
recognizedMonarch	Robert I of Scotland ⓘ
recognizedTitle	King of Scots ⓘ
region	British Isles ⓘ
signedAt	Edinburgh ⓘ Northampton ⓘ
signedBy	envoys of Edward III of England ⓘ envoys of Robert I of Scotland ⓘ
signedInYear	1328 ⓘ
signedOnDate	1328-03-17 ⓘ
stipulated	England renounced overlordship of Scotland ⓘ marriage alliance between English and Scottish royal families ⓘ recognition of the Bruce dynasty ⓘ return of Scottish regalia and records ⓘ
subject	Anglo-Scottish relations ⓘ royal succession in Scotland ⓘ sovereignty of Scotland ⓘ

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