Elizabeth's early foreign policy Flashcards
treaty of cateau chambresis
1559
ended hapsburg-valois war that had been ongoing since 1515
- England’s finances had been hit hard by the french war. Spain and France agreed to pull out
- agreement made over calais that france retained it for 8 years. if England kept peace for 8 years it would be returned
if france didn’t give it back they had to pay 500,000 crowns
agreement was a success as either way it benefitted
what advantage did Elizabeth have
- the power to make a marriage alliance
- powerful move by not marrying as in the late 50s the french and spanish were both careful not to threaten elizabeth as if so they feared she would marry and create an alliance with the other coutnry
- this allowed elizabeth to get away with far more than she should have
what disadvantage did elizabeth have
- france and spain are dominant and enngland is weak and poor
- england is isolate as protestant, threat of united catholic action
philip II potential marriage and why it failed
- 1559 philip II offered hand in marriage.
offer was turned down due to difference in relgion, the recent french war which led to philip giving up calais on behlaf of england, was married to mary and not only treated her badly but a rebellion brokeout against it
eric of sweeden potential marriage and why it failed
- Eric of sweeden
Protestant however Elizabeth was dissuaded by the documentation of his metal instability.
many on the council such as cecil wanted this protestant allaince however england wanted a more powerful ally
robert dudely potential marriage
1559
robert dudley began to grow close to the queen, she was often invited to her bedchamber to play chess
after the myserious death of his wife by falling down the strairs this suit wastoo scandlous to persue
why did elizabeth contract smallpox increase need to marry
in october 1562 elizabeth contracted smallpox,
she needed to marry adn secure the succsession becuase if she had died there would have been the threat of a cvil way
who were the contenders of succsession
- main stuart claim was from mary queen of scotts
- weaker stuart claim was margarets daughter from her second marriage called margaret
- suffolk claim from Henry 7th daughter mary whos sister was the late mary jane grey
what were the events in scotland in 1559-60
- july 1559 protential protesant revolt began in scotland, french sent 9,600 troops ready to enter scotland to pretect the guise faction in government
- cecil persuaded elizabeth to get involved by threatening to rsigen. liz sint protestant troops 5,000
- treaty of berwick febuary 1560 sent 8,000 english troop sto scotland
- july 1560 treaty of edinburugh:
treaty of edinburough
july 1560
engish adn french trops agreed toleave scotland
mary queen of scotts recoginised elizabeth as queen of england
freedom of worship permitted in scotland
succsess for cecil who masterminided the plan
elizaebth wary to support foreign portestantsagain due to the vunerable poisiton to invasion it put her in
issues with the french huganots
1562 the french wars of religion bgean between hte protestant huganots and the catholics
september 1562 the treacty of richmond gave a loan of 140,000 crowns to the huganots leader.
3,000 troop sent to le harve, under command of earl of warrick
in return the huganots promised england to win and return calais
HOWEVER 1563 THE HUGANOTS AND CATHOLICS DECIDE THEY HATE THE ENGLISH MORE THAN THEY HATE EACHOTHER AND EXPELL ENGLIHS TROOPS FROM LE HARVE
leading to 1564 treaty of troye
treaty of richmond 1562
september 1562 the treaty of richmond gave a loan of 140,000 crowns to the huganots leader.
troops sent to le harve, under the earl of warrick
in return the huganots promised england to win and return calais
treaty of troye 1564
- ened all englihs involevemnt in the french war
calais given up premanentley by the english for the fee of 120,000 crowns
failure of pro prtestant foreing policy
limit of the treaty of edinburugh
one year later after the death of francis II mary returned to sctoland which realigned the scottish french alliance which is a large threat
