edward VI foreign policy Flashcards
when was Edward Seymour in power and his titles
1547-1549 lord protector
Duke of somerset
Edward Seymour history
brother of jane Seymour
uncle of king Edward
brother married Catherine par after henry
in Mary’s household
knitted for the war with France accompanied Wolsey to France
esquire of the body
sent to Scotland to revenge treaty of Greenwich
Somerset’s aims
Mary Edward VI and Mary Queen of Scotts to unite countries, requested by Henry’s will
isolated Scotland from France by agreeing alliance with France
encourage protestant reformation
state of foreign policy in 1547
France
okay
peace of ANDREs 1546
returned Boulogne
state of foreign policy in 1547
Scotland
ok
1543 Henry re-invaded for revenge of treaty of Greenwich
15436 peace of Andres
state of foreign policy in 1547
Ireland
good
put down the invasion of the Pale
state of foreign policy in 1547
holly roman empire
good
Charles abandoned Henry against France
religious tension, break from Rome
common ally: France
state of foreign policy in 1547
Papacy
bad
reformation
pope tried to launch a crusade
Edward Seymour invasion of Scotland
1547 invades
Battle of Pinkie, few 100 English dead vs 7-8 000 Scottish
good propaganda
aggressive and expensive with garrison techniques
not take control of important castles: Edinburgh
triggers Auld alliance, 8000 French to Leith
treaty of Haddington= Mary to marry Francis, future king of France and is evacuated to France
John Dudley
regent king
lord protector of the council
1549-1553
earl of Warwick becomes duke of Northumberland
Dudley’s aims
reverse Seymour’s economic policy
Dudley, peace with france
treaty of Boulogne
England, Ireland, Scotland pace with France
Boulogne returned to France
was draining resources
France pays £133,333
embarrassing for Dudley
Edward VI to marry king’s daughter Elizabeth
treaty of Norham 1551
Dudley’s peace with Scotland
ended war and removed garrisons
