Treaty of London (1474)

The Treaty of London (French: Traités de Londres) was an agreement between Charles the Bold of Burgundy and Edward IV of England signed on 25 July 1474.

Now with a more secure domestic situation, Edward IV was preparing to launch a military campaign against France, possibly in the hopes of regaining some of the territories which had been lost in the Hundred Years War.

[3] Initially, Burgundy was unwilling to support England's plans, and an attempt to reach an agreement at Bruges in August 1473 proved unsuccessful.

[4] Louis XI was happy to bribe Edward to leave and offered a lucrative agreement which included pensions for many important nobles.

This agreement was formalized in the Treaty of Picquigny, which ordered the withdrawal of the English troops in exchange for 75,000 crowns and additional annual payments.