Mary I FP Flashcards
July 1554
Mary marries Phillip of Spain
marriage treaty
1555 navy and military reforms
Privy council reviewing conditions of the navy
6 ships built + repaired
Crown gave 14,000 to peacetime budget
Reformed methods of raising troop
Oct 1555 and 1556 Charles V
Charles V abdicated from the throne splitting his empire between Phillip and Ferdinand
April 1557 Scarborough raid
England had had declared war on France
Thomas Stafford led french troops squashed by men waiting
June 1557 England V France
Philip had attacked the pope and Mary had wanted peace at first
Phillip pressures Mary to support him and provide military aid
Sends 7,000 soldiers
This was a failure as she wanted to restore papacy and she was going to war against them
Jan 1558 England looses Calais
2,000 England troops and didn’t get winter reinforcements
France had 27,000 men
Phillip tried and failed to send aid
