EdVI FOREIGN POLICY

Question 1

WHEN was the Battle of Pinkie?

Answer 1

September 1547

Question 2

WHAT was the Battle of Pinkie?

Answer 2

English victory against Scotland

Question 3

WHY did Somerset’s attempt to control Scotland fail?

Answer 3

• Difficult and expensive to garrison (equip) forts
• English army not strong enough to capture Dunbar and Edinburgh
• France came in to help Scotland (the ‘auld alliance’)

Question 4

HOW MANY troops did England send to Scotland during Somerset’s rule?

Answer 4

16,000 infantry, 4,000 cavalry and 30 warships

Question 5

HOW MUCH did Somerset’s campaign in Scotland cost?

Answer 5

£600,000

Question 6

HOW MANY troops did France send to defend against Somerset’s campaign in Scotland?

Answer 6

4,000

Question 7

WHAT were Somerset’s aims in foreign policy?

Answer 7

1) Aggressive: keen to follow HVIII’s policy, but focused most on Scotland
2) Wanted to enforce the marriage between EdVI and Mary, Queen of Scots

Question 8

HOW successful was Somerset’s foreign policy

Answer 8

Not very. His policy only really managed to cement the alliance between Scotland and France. However, much of his problems stemmed from the diplomatic, economic and military problems he inherited.

Question 9

WHERE did Mary Queen of Scots go in 1548?

Answer 9

The French took control of her. She went to France and married the Dauphin (heir to the French throne), spoiling Somerset’s plans for a marriage between EdVI and Mary

Question 10

WHEN did Mary Queen of Scots go to live in France?

Answer 10

1548

Question 11

WHEN and WHY did Somerset withdraw troops from Scotland?

Answer 11

Summer 1549: to deal with the rebellions and protect against a posisble French invasion

Question 12

WHAT did Northumberland do in his foreign policy?

Answer 12

• Reduced foreign policy expenditure
• Ended war with France
• Ended war with Scotland, abandoning forts and garrisons

Question 13

WHEN was the Treaty of Boulogne signed?

Answer 13

1550

Question 14

WHAT were the terms of the Treaty of Boulogne?

Answer 14

Peace treaty between England, Scotland and France:
- England returned Boulogne and France paid £133,333 for it
- Agreed on a future marriage of EdVI and Henri II of France’s daughter, Elizabeth
- England had to restore the English-Scottish border

Question 15

WHY did Northumberland make an alliance with France?

Answer 15

He saw that the real enemy was the Catholic Charles V (King of Spain and Holy Roman Emperor)

Question 16

HOW successful was Northumberland’s foreign policy?

Answer 16

FAILURES:
1) Had to end war with Scotland and restore old border
2) Boulogne was given back to France
SUCCESSESS:
1) Successfully reduced expenditiure
2) Protection against the Holy Roman Empire
3) Marriage alliance with France

Question 17

WHAT drove Northumberland’s foreign policy?

Answer 17

Financial priorities