edward vi foreign policy

what were somersets aims in foreign policy

• prioritising scotland and marrying edward vi to mary queen of scots

• completing the conquest of scotland begun by henry viii

• avoiding war with france

• preventing the revival of the auld alliance

what was somersets method in relation to scotland

• beat the scots in battle

• build and garrison a number of forts in the borders and south of scotland

• force the scots into submission

how many garrisons did somerset build in scotland between 1547 and 1549

25 were built

14 others were planned

how many troops did henri ii send to scotland in june 1547

4000

how did somerset respond to the arrival of french troops sent by henri ii

with a land and naval invasion

what battle were the scots defeated in in 1547

the battle of pinkie

when was the battle of pinkie

september 1547

what resources had england invaded scotland with before the battle of pinkie

20,000 troops

30 warships

50 supply ships

what did somerset do following the battle of pinkie

he withdrew his army

domestic pressures forced him to return to london

what did the battle of pinkie lead to for scotland

it roused scottish nationalism

they secured french support

what did somerset urge the scots to do in january 1548

to accept the anglo-scottish marriage

what did somerset call england and scotland

‘two brethren of one island’

how many french troops landed in scotland in june 1548 and what did they do

10,000 french troops landed
they captured english forts and made the garrison policy unworkable

who did scotland and france agree to marry

mary queen of scots and the french dauphin

what did the french do once the marriage alliance was agreed

they secured the safe passage of mary to france

over how many pounds did somerset spend on the war in the north

over half a million pounds

which garrison did the french besiege

haddington

what happened in august 1549

france declared war and henri ii took personal command of the siege of boulogne

which two negotiators were sent to france in early 1550

russell and paget

when was the treaty of boulogne

28th march 1550

what were the terms of the treaty of boulogne

• england surrendered boulogne for £133,333

• edward vi betrothed to elizabeth of france

• england withdrew all troops from scotland and agreed not to declare war unless provoked

• england and france formed a defensive alliance

• boulogne fortress and english military stores were handed over intact

• france ended its pension payments to england

why was the loss of boulogne symbolic

it represented the abandonment of one of henry viii’s greatest military successes

what happened in march 1552 to the border of scotland

it was restored to its position before henry viii’s invasions

under what treaty was the betrothal of edward vi to elizabeth of france

treaty of angers

what dowry would france get under the betrothal of edward vi and elizabeth

200,000 crowns

what did the end of the intercursus magnus lead to

the collapse of the antwerp cloth trade which impacted east anglia

what did dudley encouraging explorers to search out new routes result in

the muscovy trade company being established which had a monopoly over trade in moscow