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Article: Kingdom of Scotland already includes Berwick, says Regent.
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- Berwick Advertiser (Berwick upon Tweed, England)
- Article date:
- February 21, 2008
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THE Kingdom of Scotland already includes Berwick-upon-Tweed within its boundaries according to self appointed Regent of the Kingdom, Michael Andrew Ritchie of Greenlaw.
As the debate continues about whether Berwick would be better off in England or Scotland and whether people in Berwick would like to be part of Scotland or remain in England, Mr Ritchie believes the matter is already clear.
At the time of the Treaty of Edinburgh/Northampton in 1329 Berwick belonged to Scotland, and that treaty, signed by Robert the Bruce and Edward III, declared: "The Kingdom of Scotland shall remain for ever separate in all respects from the Kingdom of England, in its ...