Mary from the ‘Rough Wooing’ to becoming queen of France

Question 1

Events of the Rough Wooing (4)

Answer 1

• In 1544, Henry VIII ordered an invasion of Scotland because he wanted to bring to an end to the Auld Alliance.
• He was also angered that the Treaty of Greenwich had been rejected.
• The English attacked Edinburgh and Berwick upon Tweed where they burned down houses in the area.
• The Scots eventually defeated the English at the Battle of Ancrum Moor in 1545.

Question 2

The Murder of Beaton (4)

Answer 2

• Henry VIII blamed Beaton for the failure of his plans, and tried to get him murdered.
• March 1546, Beaton had George Wishart strangled and burned to death.
• May 1546, Scots Protestants broke into St Andrews castle and murdered Beaton (seizing the castle).
• French troops finally arrived and the defenders were starved to surrender.