Edward VI & Relations with Foreign Powers

Question 1

What were relations with Scotland like under Somerset?

Answer 1

Henry VIII’s will declared Edward VI was to marry Mary, Queen of Scots. Scotland did not want this.

Question 2

Who was Henri II and what threat did he pose?

Answer 2

• Henri II became King of France in 1547. He renewed the Auld Alliance (an alliance between Scotland and France). He sent 4,000 troops to Scotland.
• Somerset established a military base at Berwick.

Question 3

What was The Battle of Pinkie?

Answer 3

• Somerset invaded Scotland with 20,000 troops, supported by 30 warships and 50 supply ships. In the west, 2,500 troops invaded from Carlisle.
• The Scots were defeated at the battle of Pinkie, just south of Edinburgh.

Question 4

What was the outcome of the Battle of Pinkie?

Answer 4

• Mary, Queen of Scots was taken from Scotland to France to prevent her being married to Edward VI. Rather than divide Scotland and France, the policy had brought them together.
• Although Somerset had control of the Scottish border region, he did not have the resources to occupy all of Scotland.
• The cost was £600,000 which England could ill afford.
• In 1549, he had to withdraw forces to tackle the rebellions in England.

Question 5

What was the Treaty of Boulogne?

Answer 5

• In 1550; a peace treaty between France, Scotland and England. It was a response to the Auld Alliance, which was costly to England.
• It was also tactical because France was less anti-Protestant than the Holy Roman Empire.

Question 6

What were the terms of the Treaty of Boulogne?

Answer 6

• Boulogne was returned to the French.
• England removed garrisons from Scotland.
• The English-Scottish border was put back to that before Henry VIII began his campaigns against Scotland.
• A marriage alliance between Edward VI and Henri II’s daughter Elizabeth was agreed upon.

Question 7

How did Northumberland’s foreign policy fail?

Answer 7

• England had to remove garrisons from Scotland and restore the old border.
• Boulogne was given back to the French.

Question 8

How did Northumberland’s foreign policy succeed?

Answer 8

• England’s finances were dire and more of a priority.
• The Holy Roman Empire was developing into a key threat.
• The marriage alliance with France would be useful.