northumberland foreign policy

Question 1

what happens in aug 1549 with northumberland and France
who was sent to negotiate
what treaty

Answer 1

-French attack bolougne
-england won battle at sea so kept control of channel
-england were bankrupt so couldn’t send forces to protect bolougne
-lord Russel and lord Paget were sent to negotiate
-Tof Bologne is signed- eng make loss, sell for 400k crowns

Question 2

what happens in treaty of bolougne
exp why loss

Answer 2

-march 1550
-eng give bolougne for 400,000 crowns- loss bc Tof Ardes said eng could keep B for 8yrs and F buy back for 2 mil crowns
-French no longer pay French pension - loss paid under HVII and HVIII
-eng agree withdraw troops from scot
-agree peace - angers Charles

Question 3

what was the treaty of Angers
was it success/ fail

Answer 3

-marries Edward and Elizabeth (Henry ii daughter)
- fails- Edward dies, attempt to secure dynasty never happens

Question 4

positives of relations with France

Answer 4

+realistic approach from northumberland, bolougne useless
+marriage with liz and ed was a good attempt to secure dynasty
+Tof Bologne was sensible, eng couldnt afford expensive wars (peace )

Question 5

negatives of relations with France

Answer 5

• humiliation of loss of bolougne- longterm loss meant to have 2 mil under HVIII
  -france overall cost 200k pa
  -fear French take calais next only remaining foreign territory

Question 6

positives with trade relations in the netherlands

Answer 6

+1552- trade gets normalised due to economic pressures as embargo no longer benefitted anyone

Question 7

why does the anthwerp cloth market collapse

Answer 7

• Charles V controlled Netherlands and he was hostile to Ps bc angry abt poor P treatment of Mary
  -many Netherland traders were P meaning the anthwerp cloth market collapses as they fled, fear Charles

Question 8

positives of relations w Charles V

Answer 8

+Northumberland didn’t drag eng into Hapsburg v war
+1552- Charles V now weaker than Henry ii and Henry ii allied w German princes against him

Question 9

negative relations with Charles V

Answer 9

-unhappy abt France and eng marriage agreement ( Tof b)
-unhappy abt treatment of Mary Tudor by protestants
-disliked pace of P reform bc C

Question 10

positives of relations with Scotland

Answer 10

• ## relations improve bc Tof B makes eng withdraw troops

Question 11

negatives of relations with Scotland

Answer 11

longterm loss, Scottish boarders are returned to what they had been before HVIIIs Scottish campaigns (2nd scot war)