Treaty of Ripon (1640)

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The Treaty of Ripon (1640) was an agreement that ended the Second Bishops' War by allowing Scottish forces to occupy parts of northern England at English expense, pressuring Charles I to recall Parliament and contributing to the political crisis preceding the English Civil War.

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Treaty of Ripon 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical event
peace treaty
appliesToConflict Bishops' Wars
surface form: Second Bishops' War
category 1640 in England
1640 in Scotland
17th-century treaties
Events in Yorkshire
Treaties of England
surface form: Treaties of the Kingdom of England

Treaties of the Kingdom of Scotland
chronology signed shortly before the summoning of the Long Parliament in November 1640
contributedTo political crisis preceding the English Civil War
countryInvolved Kingdom of England
Kingdom of Scotland
dateSigned 1640-10-26
follows Bishops' Wars
surface form: Second Bishops' War
hasCause Scottish Covenanter invasion of northern England in 1640
dispute over Charles I's religious policies in Scotland
financial weakness of the English Crown
hasEffectOn English constitutional crisis of 1640–1642
negotiations leading to the Treaty of London (1641)
relationship between Charles I and Parliament
hasPart articles ending the Second Bishops' War
historicalPeriod Stuart
surface form: Stuart England

Wars of the Three Kingdoms
surface form: Wars of the Three Kingdoms era
language English
locationSigned Kingdom of England
Ripon, North Yorkshire
surface form: Ripon

Yorkshire
namedAfter Ripon, North Yorkshire
surface form: Ripon
precedes Treaty of London (1641)
relatedTo Bishops' Wars
English Civil War
result end of active hostilities in the Second Bishops' War
financial indemnity paid by England to Scotland
increased financial pressure on Charles I
occupation of parts of northern England by Scottish forces
pressure on Charles I to recall Parliament
summoning of the Long Parliament
signatory Charles I of England
Scottish Covenanter government
stipulated Scottish occupation of County Durham
Scottish occupation of Northumberland
maintenance payments for Scottish army in England

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Treaty of Berwick (1639) followedBy Treaty of Ripon (1640)
this entity surface form: Treaty of Ripon
Bishops' Wars significantEvent Treaty of Ripon (1640)