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The Treaty of Berwick was signed, setting the terms under which an English fleet and army could enter Scotland to expel French troops defending the regency of Mary of Guise (pictured).
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Treaty between Scottish nobles and England
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Mary of Guise
Queen of Scotland from 1538 to 1542
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