The Treaty of Ripon was an agreement signed by Charles I of England and the Scots on October 26, 1640 in the aftermath of the Second Bishops' War. The treaty was a major setback for Charles, and its terms were deeply humiliating. The Treaty stipulated that Northumbria and Durham were to be ceded to the Scots as an interim measure, left Newcastle in the control of the Scots, and that Charles was to pay the Scots £850 a day to maintain their armies there. This Treaty led to the recall of Parliament, which is now known as the Long Parliament and is one of the major stepping stones to the outbreak of the English Civil War. Charles I ( 19 November 1600– 30 January 1649) was King of England, Scotland and Ireland from 27 March 1625, until his death. ... October 26 is the 299th day of the year (300th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 66 days remaining. ... Events December 1 - Portugal regains its independence from Spain and João IV of Portugal becomes king. ... The Bishops Wars, a series of armed encounters and defiances between England and Scotland in 1639 and 1640, were part of the Wars of the Three Kingdoms. ... A treaty is a binding agreement under international law concluded by subjects of international law, namely states and international organizations. ... Northumbria is primarily the name of an Anglian or Anglo-Saxon kingdom which was formed in Great Britain at the beginning of the 7th century, and of the earldom which succeeded the kingdom. ... Durham (IPA: ) is a small city in the north east of England. ... Places on Earth named Newcastle Australia Newcastle, New South Wales Canada Newcastle, New Brunswick Newcastle, Ontario West Indies Newcastle, Nevis, Saint Kitts and Nevis South Africa Newcastle, South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa United Kingdom Newcastle, Northern Ireland Newcastle Emlyn, Carmarthenshire, Wales Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyneside, England Newcastle-under-Lyme... The pound sterling, which strictly speaking refers to basic currency unit of sterling, now the pound, can generally refer to the currency of the United Kingdom (UK). ... This is a list of Parliaments of England from the reign of Henry VII to 1707. ... The Long Parliament is the name of the English Parliament called by Charles I, in 1640, following the Bishops Wars. ... The English Civil War (or Wars) refers to the series of armed conflicts and political machinations which took place between Parliamentarians and Royalists from 1642 until 1651, specifically to the first (1642–1645) and second (1648–1649) civil wars between the supporters of King Charles I and the supporters of...

See also: Timeline of events leading to the English Civil War This is a timeline of events leading up to, culminating in, and resulting from the English Civil War. ...