Henry's foreign policy 1530 - 47

Question 1

Henry’s aims

Answer 1

• French conquest.
• Honour and glory in war.
• Good trade links with the Netherlands.
• Peacemaker of Europe.
• International recognition,
• Securing dynasty through foreign ministers.

Question 2

What did Henry do to fund wars?

Answer 2

Debased the coinage = reduced the silver content in the coins and re-minted the coinage, increasing the amount of cheaper metals in it. This meant that more coins could be minted using the same amount of silver.

This led to people losing trust in the coinage and so putting up prices so that they got the same amount of silver, thus causing inflation.

Question 3

What did Henry’s decision to go to war in the 1540s lead to for Edward?

Answer 3

Economic consequences = 3rd French War cost £2 million, 10 years of income.

Question 4

What did Henry propose within the Treaty of Greenwich 1534?

Answer 4

The marriage between Edward and Mary.

Question 5

What did the Scottish refusal of the Treaty of Greenwich lead to?

Answer 5

The “rough-wooing” in 1544-5 where Earl of Hertford, Seymour, to raid and set Scottish towns alight.

Question 6

What did the “rough-wooing” result in?

Answer 6

Mary would marry the French Dauphin and so Henry launched an attack on France - brought France and Scotland closer, reinforcing the Auld alliance.

Question 7

Who was the Earl of Hertford?

Answer 7

Thomas Seymour, brother of Jane Seymour, and uncle to Edward. Also known as the Duke of Somerset.

Question 8

What happened when the French attacked Britain in July 1545?

Answer 8

The Mary Rose sank - larger than the Spanish Armada.

Question 9

What happened at the Battle of Solent?

Answer 9

The French invaded the Isle of Wight, where the people greatly outnumbered the French force. The people also had compulsory training due to the frequent raids and invasions by the French in he Hundred Years War.

As a result of the people being well prepared, they were able to defeat the armed invasion.

Question 10

What happened with Ireland in 1536?

Answer 10

The Earl of Kildare, Thomas Fitzgerald, led a rebellion against the English crown due to Henry becoming Head of the Church of England.
Fitzgerald announced his support for the Pope and HRE.

Rebellion brutally put down and a more solid basis of government was established to deter future rebellions:
- Irish Lords included in Parliament.
- Removal of feudal bonds.
- Removal of clans.