1.6) Impact of the Failure in France on the Government

Question 1

Was the part of the Hundred Years War under Henry VI successful?

Answer 1

No

Question 2

What king had taken a significant portion of France and had then all been lost under the reign of Henry VI?

Answer 2

Henry V

Question 3

Which parts of England feared a French invasion?

Answer 3

Kent and Sussex

Question 4

What could be argued that the victories in France under Henry V was different than him being a good military commander?

Answer 4

-Weak leadership of the French king, Charles VI
-Alliance with the powerful Duke of Burgandy

Question 5

What was the key turning point in 1435 in the Hundred Years War?

Answer 5

The Duke of Burgandy has allied with the new French king, Charles VII

Question 6

What was the result of the English parliament being weary of war?

Answer 6

The Treaty of Tours

Question 7

Why was a truce signed instead of a peace deal?

Answer 7

Henry VI was reluctant to give up his claim to the French throne

Question 8

What year was the Treaty of Tours signed?

Answer 8

1444

Question 9

Who negotiated the Treaty of Tours on the English side?

Answer 9

The Duke of Suffolk

Question 10

What were the terms of the Treaty of Tours?

Answer 10

-Henry VI would marry the king of France’s niece, Margaret of Anjou
-The English gave up Anjou
-English gave up Maine in secret

Question 11

Who broke the Treaty of Tours and how?

Answer 11

English forces attacked the Breton fortress of Fougeres in March 1449

Question 12

What year did English forces attack Fougeres?

Answer 12

March 1449

Question 13

How did France react to the attack on Fougeres?

Answer 13

Attacked Normandy, taking most of it under French control, winning at the Battle of Formigny in April 1450 and taking Cherbourg in August 1450?

Question 14

When was the Battle of Formigny?

Answer 14

April 1450

Question 15

When did Cherbourg fall to the French?

Answer 15

August 1450

Question 16

Who was the only English noble who disagreed with the Treaty of Tours?

Answer 16

The Duke of Gloucester

Question 17

What nobles were blamed for losses in France?

Answer 17

-The Duke of Suffolk
-The Duke of Somerset

Question 18

Why was there lack of planning in conducting the Hundred Years War on the English side?

Answer 18

Lack of leadership of Henry VI

Question 19

What was the reaction to losses in France by the English people?

Answer 19

-Death of Adam Moleyns (Bishop of Chichester)
-Duke of Suffolk murdered in exile
-William Ayscough (Bishop of Salisbury) was killed
-Cade’s Rebellion (June 1450)

Question 20

Who is Adam Moleyns?

Answer 20

Bishop of Chichester

Question 21

When was Adam Moleyns killed?

Answer 21

January 1450

Question 22

Who killed Adam Moleyns?

Answer 22

Unpaid soldiers and sailors

Question 23

Who is William Ayscough?

Answer 23

Bishop of Salisbury

Question 24

When was William Ayscough killed?

Answer 24

June 1450

Question 25

Who killed William Ayscough?

Answer 25

His own parishioners (regular church goers)

Question 26

When was the Duke of Suffolk killed?

Answer 26

February 1450

Question 27

What was the result of the losses in France in terms of non physically?

Answer 27

-Loss of prestige and national pride -Henry VI took on a huge mental toll

Question 28

What were the result of the losses in France in direct physical terms?

Answer 28

-An influx of refugees from England who had settled in Normandy had now found themselves homeless -A reduction in trade between England and French towns in the north as they were no longer held by the English -An increase in French naval attacks on Kent and Sussex -A lot of soldiers returned to England from the war who were to join the ranks of opposing sides in the War of the Roses