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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 .
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On 6 November 1153, by the Treaty of Wallingford (or Treaty of Winchester), he was recognized as the successor of King Stephen of England. When the latter died on 25 October 1154, he ascended the throne of England under the name of Henry II. On Sunday, December 19, he was crowned at Westminster Abbey.
On 5 February, a Dutch trumpeter arrived in London, carrying the response of the States General. [7] The very day, Parliament advised the King to conclude a "speedy peace". [7] A Royal Commission was appointed to make a final draft. The Treaty of Westminster was signed in 1674 by the King on 9 February Old Style (19 February New Style). [8]
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, 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).
The remains are subsequently buried in Westminster Abbey. [6] 10 November – as provided in the Treaty of Westminster of 19 February, the Dutch Republic cedes its colony of New Netherland to England. This includes the colonial capital, New Orange, which is returned to its English name of New York.