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The Treaty of Wallingford, also known as the Treaty of Winchester or the Treaty of Westminster, was an agreement reached in England in the summer of 1153. It effectively ended a civil war known as the Anarchy (1135–54), caused by a dispute over the English crown between King Stephen and Empress Matilda .
Treaty of Westminster (1153), also known as the Treaty of Wallingford; Treaty of Westminster (1462), also known as the Treaty of Westminster-Ardtornish; Treaty of Westminster (1511), an alliance during the War of the League of Cambrai; Treaty of Westminster (1527), an alliance during the War of the League of Cognac; Treaty of Westminster (1654 ...
Treaty of Westminster (1756) Treaty of neutrality between Prussia and the British Empire. 1757 Treaty of Alinagar: Between the British East India Company and the Nawab of Bengal, India. 1758 Treaty of Easton: Native Americans agree not to fight the British during the French and Indian War. 1761 Treaty of El Pardo (1761)
August – Henry agrees a treaty with Louis VII of France: Henry's son Henry the Young King to marry Louis' newborn daughter Marguerite in return for control of parts of Vexin. [1] Conan IV, Duke of Brittany, pays homage to Henry II. [1] 1159. Henry besieges Toulouse to claim it as part of Aquitaine, but is forced to abandon the campaign. [1]
The Treaty of Westminster of 1674 was the peace treaty that ended the Third Anglo-Dutch War. Signed by the Dutch Republic and the Kingdom of England , the treaty provided for the return of the colony of New Netherland (now New York) to England and renewed the Treaty of Breda of 1667 .
The Treaty of Westminster, concluded between the Lord Protector of the English Commonwealth, Oliver Cromwell, and the States General of the United Netherlands, was signed on 5/15 April 1654. [ 1 ] : 7 The treaty ended the First Anglo-Dutch War (1652–1654).
See English language word origins and List of English words of French origin. Although English is a Germanic language, it has a deep connection to Romance languages. The roots of this connection trace back to the Conquest of England by the Normans in 1066.
The Statute of Westminster 1931 [a] is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that significantly increased the autonomy of the Dominions of the British Commonwealth. Passed on 11 December 1931, the statute increased the sovereignty of the self-governing Dominions of the British Empire from the United Kingdom.