Cautionary Towns (England)

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The Cautionary Towns were three strategic Dutch ports which under the 1585 Treaty of Nonsuch were held by English troops as security for assistance provided by Elizabeth I during the Eighty Years' War against Spain.

Establishment

August 1585: Cautionary Towns: English possession of Flushing and Brill was confirmed by the Treaty of Nonsuch in 1585.

Chronology

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1. Personal Union of Scotland and England

In 1603, James VI of Scotland succeeded Elizabeth I, the last Tudor monarch of England and Ireland, who had died childless, joining Scotland with England in a personal union.

March 1603: James VI of Scotland became King of England, joining Scotland with England in a personal union.