Edward VI - Foreign Policy Flashcards

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Henry II - England

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1548 - Sends troops to remove Mary Queen of Scots and take her back to France. This disrupts Edward’s plans to marry her

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Henry II - Scotland

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1547-9 - Dispatches troops to Scotland, ruining Somerset’s policy of garrisoning

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Henry II’s relations with Charles V

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  • Constantly sought revenge against Charles after being imprisoned by him for four years as a child
  • This aim motivated him to sign the Treaty of Boulogne in 1550 just to keep the English out of the picture
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Charles V

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  • English fears of Charles invading in order to restore Catholicism remained strong
  • Jun 1549 - Somerset ratifies the Anglo-Imperial Treaty of 1544 in response to a French and Scottish alliance, thus showing friendship despite the Reformation
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Events of 1547

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  • Henry II sends 4000 troops to Scotland, resulting in the Battle of Pinkie with England
  • Somerset manages to capture Edinburgh, but needs to keep it garrisoned
  • 24 garrisons are established and 14 more are planned
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Events of 1548

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  • Henry II aids the Scots at Leith (as per the Auld Alliance) with 10,000 troops
  • Mary Queen of Scots is removed and made to promise to marry Dauphin, the heir to the French throne
  • Scots harass Haddington, attempting to take over one of the garrisons
  • Somerset therefore has to send more troops up north
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Events of 1549

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  • Numerous rebellions begin the south of England
  • Somerset doesn’t send troops to the south, preferring to keep them in Scotland
  • Aug - troops withdraw from Scotland due to the Western Rebellion, meaning the country is lost
  • The French attack Boulogne, cutting off its supply lines to Calais. They also prevent ships reaching Boulogne via the Channel
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Events of 1550

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  • Mar - Treaty of Boulogne - Boulogne is returned to French control
  • Northumberland ends all garrisoning in Scotland
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