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Troyes, Treaty of
(Encyclopedia)Troyes, Treaty of, 1420, agreement between Henry V of England, Charles VI of France, and Philip the Good of Burgundy. Its purpose, ultimately unsuccessful, was to settle the issues of the Hundred Year...Brétigny, Treaty of
(Encyclopedia)Brétigny, Treaty of brātēnyēˈ [key], 1360, concluded by England and France at Brétigny, a village near Chartres, France. It marked a low point in French fortunes in the Hundred Years War. After ...Nystad, Treaty of
(Encyclopedia)Nystad, Treaty of: see Northern War. ...Uccialli, Treaty of
(Encyclopedia)Uccialli, Treaty of: see Menelik II. ...Madrid, Treaty of
(Encyclopedia)Madrid, Treaty of, 1526: see Italian Wars. ...Breda, Treaty of
(Encyclopedia)Breda, Treaty of, 1667: see Dutch Wars. ...Prague, Treaty of
(Encyclopedia)Prague, Treaty of, 1866: see Austro-Prussian War. ...Amiens, Treaty of
(Encyclopedia)Amiens, Treaty of, 1802, peace treaty signed by France, Spain, and the Batavian Republic on the one hand and Great Britain on the other. It is generally regarded as marking the end of the French Revol...Jay's Treaty
(Encyclopedia)Jay's Treaty, concluded in 1794 between the United States and Great Britain to settle difficulties arising mainly out of violations of the Treaty of Paris of 1783 and to regulate commerce and navigati...Ryswick, Treaty of
(Encyclopedia)Ryswick, Treaty of, 1697, the pact that ended the War of the Grand Alliance. Its signers were France on one side and England, Spain, and the Netherlands on the other. It was a setback for Louis XIV, w...Browse by Subject
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