Alexander II and Henry III concluded the Treaty of York in 1237, in which Alexander surrendered Scotland's long-standing claim to Northumberland and Cumberland in exchange for English lands and financial settlement. The treaty was a diplomatic landmark -- it fixed Scotland's southern border at roughly the Tweed and Solway line where it remains today. In surrendering the historic claim, Alexander secured a permanent peace that allowed him to concentrate on the western frontier. It was one of the most consequential diplomatic acts in Scottish history.
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