FP to 1547 Flashcards
two main concerns
Scotland and France
Scotland interest
a plan to rule all of Britain
France interest
more personal and martial ambition
Anglo-Scottish relations
1540 Franco-Habsburg alliance in trouble and by 1541 it was over
October 1542 Henry attacked Scotland- spent 6 days burning, looting and wrecking
a Scottish force
of 20,000 advanced on Solway moss
defeated and 2 weeks later James V died
negotiations with Scotland
the regent of Scotland, Earl of Arran, was willing to co-operate with England
negotiations for Prince Edward and Mary to marry started- Treaty of Greenwich 1543
French alliance
Henry demanded it end, however, as a result the Auld Alliance was firmly re-established
England and France
1544 Henry attacked France
48,000 in army but success was unlikely as it lacked speed and he mistrusted his allies
Boulogne
captured 18 September 1544
maintenance cost £130,000- brought the total cost of the campaign to 1 million
French counter invasion
1545 against the English coast t capture Isle of Wight
The Mary Rose was sunk, losing 500 men
Treaty of Camp
1546 June
allowed to keep Boulogne for 8 years and a pension won by Edward IV in 1475
summary
final FP- a disaster
he had different groups of councillors to negotiate with France and HRE, oblivious to the other groups orders
used up money from dissolution of the monasteries
viewpoint
had wasted a large amount of money trying to gain glory
or
maintained England’s position in Europe, secured the northern border by defeating the scots and secured hold over Calais with Boulogne
