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Treaty of Union
1706
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1707
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1707
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1716
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1746
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1782
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1800
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1801
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1832
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1832
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1832
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1833
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1843
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1844
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1867
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1868
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1868
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1869
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1876
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1876
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1884
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1889
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1911
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1914
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1914
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1914
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1914
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1917
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1918
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1919
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1920
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1921
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1921
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1922
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1922
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1925
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1926
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1927
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1928
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1929
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1931
HM Declaration of Abdication Act 1936
1936
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British Nationality Act 1948
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1948
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European Convention on Human Rights
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1958
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1962
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1967
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1968
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1971
EC Treaty of Accession
1972
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1972
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1972
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1972
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1973
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1973
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1973
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1975
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1975
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1975
Interpretation Act
1978
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1978
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1978
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1979
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1979
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1981
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1983
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1985
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1985
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1993
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1994
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1994
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1997
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1997
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1998
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1998
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1998
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1999
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2000
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2000
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2005
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2009
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2010
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2015
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2016
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2017
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2018
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2019
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2019
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2019
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2020
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2020
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2020
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2020
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2022
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2022
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The Treaty of Perth, signed 2 July 1266, ended military conflict between Magnus VI of Norway and Alexander III of Scotland over possession of the Hebrides and the Isle of Man.
The Hebrides and the Isle of Man had become Norwegian territory during centuries when both Scotland and Norway were still forming themselves as coherent nation-states, and Norwegian control had been formalised in 1098, when Edgar of Scotland signed the islands over to Magnus III of Norway. In Norwegian terms, the islands were the Sudreys, meaning Southern Isles.
The treaty was agreed three years after the Battle of Largs in 1263. Michael Lynch has compared the treaty's importance with that of the Treaty of York of 1237.[2] The Treaty of York defined a border between Scotland and England that is almost identical to the modern border.
Largs is often claimed as a great Scottish victory, but the Norwegian forces, led by King Håkon IV, were not fully committed to battle and the result was inconclusive. Håkon had planned to renew military action the following summer, but he died in Orkney during the winter. His successor, King Magnus VI, sued for peace and the Treaty was agreed after negotiations in Perth during 1265 and 1266.[3]
In the treaty, Scotland confirmed Norwegian sovereignty over Shetland and Orkney and Norway recognised Scottish sovereignty over the disputed territories in return for a lump sum of 4,000 marks and an annuity of 100 marks. The annuity was paid during subsequent decades, until its cancellation as part of the agreement for the marriage of James III of Scotland and Margaret of Denmark, Queen of Scotland in 1469.[3]
^Lustig, Richard I. (1979). "The Treaty of Perth: A Re-Examination". The Scottish Historical Review. 58 (165): 35–57. ISSN 0036-9241.
^Michael Lynch (1992). Scotland: A New History. Pimlico. p. 90. ISBN 0-7126-9893-0.
^ ab"Treaty of Perth 1266", Gazetteer for Scotland, retrieved 2 February 2024
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over Man to King Alexander III of Scotland under the TreatyofPerth. After a period of alternating rule by the Kings of Scotland and England, the island...
Norse-Gaels clans of MacLeod and MacDonald. The island was considered to be under Norwegian suzerainty until the 1266 TreatyofPerth, which transferred...
of Scots from 1249 until his death. He concluded the TreatyofPerth, by which Scotland acquired sovereignty over the Western Isles and the Isle of Man...
over the Outer Hebrides was transferred to Scotland by the TreatyofPerth in 1266. Control of the islands was then held by clan chiefs, principal amongst...
became part of the Kingdom of Scotland, following the 1266 TreatyofPerth. The principal islands under consideration are as follows: The Isle of Man, located...
and the Isle of Man were yielded to the Kingdom of Scotland as a result of the 1266 TreatyofPerth. Although their contribution to the islands can still...
ended in Scotland purchasing the Hebrides Islands and the Isle of Man in the TreatyofPerth, 1266. The battle is commemorated in Largs by an early 20th-century...
This is a list of purchases of territory by a sovereign nation from another sovereign nation. Lustig, Richard I. (1979). "The TreatyofPerth: A Re-Examination"...
the Hebrides and Mann were yielded to the Kingdom of Scotland as a result of the 1266 TreatyofPerth, although the Scots recognised continuing Norwegian...
Þingvóllr), which is one of the oldest parliamentary democracies in the world.[citation needed] In 1266, under the TreatyofPerth, Norway's King Magnus...
years until sovereignty was transferred to Scotland by the TreatyofPerth in 1266. Control of the islands was then held by various clan chiefs, principally...
brother-in-law. Following the 1266 TreatyofPerth the Hebrides were transferred from Norwegian to Scottish overlordship. At the end of the century, King John Balliol...
of the Hebrides came under the control of Norse settlers and formed part of the Kingdom of the Isles. However, when Edgar of Scotland signed a treaty...
Northern Isles of Scotland, situated off the north coast of the island of Great Britain. Orkney is 10 miles (16 km) north of the coast of Caithness and...
which survived until they were attacked by the Macleans. The 1266 TreatyofPerth transferred the Norwegian crown dependency to the Scottish king. Following...
the remainder of the Norwegian-held western seaboard after the stalemate of the Battle of Largs and the TreatyofPerth in 1266. The Isle of Man fell under...
Alexander III by the TreatyofPerth in return for a very large sum of money. Alexander generally acknowledged the semi-independent authority of Somerled's heirs;...
islands of the Hebridean chain, is known as the Little Minch. It opens into the Sea of the Hebrides. The Minch and Little Minch form part of the Inner...
of western Scotland to the Scottish crown in 1266 by the TreatyofPerth. A substantial Viking grave has been discovered near King's Cross south of Lamlash...
of Suðreyjar, culminating in the indecisive Battle of Largs. In 1266, the matter was settled by the TreatyofPerth, which transferred the whole of Suðreyjar...
of Suðreyjar, culminating in the indecisive Battle of Largs. In 1266, the matter was settled by the TreatyofPerth, which transferred the whole of Suðreyjar...
Isles (Orkney and Shetland) off the north coast of mainland Scotland and in Caithness in the far north of the Scottish mainland. After Orkney and Shetland...
overlordship of Norway. During the reign of Alexander III, Norway launched an unsuccessful invasion of Scotland; the ensuing TreatyofPerth recognised...
Law-Mender ceded the Kingdom of Man and the Isles, with all territories on mainland Scotland to Alexander III, through the TreatyofPerth. Orkney and Shetland...