Mary I Relations With Foreign Powers

Question 1

What were Mary’s two aims regarding foreign powers?

Answer 1

To restore England to papal supremacy

To marry Philip, heir to the Spanish throne

Question 2

Who was one of the main instigators of the demented Franco Spanish conflict?

Answer 2

The anti Spanish pope Paul IV

Question 3

Why did England declare war on France?

Answer 3

1557 landing of French troops at Scarborough

Question 4

What were successes of the English involvement in the Franco Spanish conflict?

Answer 4

Assisted the Spanish at the successful siege of st Quentin

Dealt easily with a minor incursion into England by the Scots

Question 5

What was the major English failure in the Franco Spanish conflict?

Answer 5

Loss of Calais in January 1558
Calais had been in English hands for centuries
Failure of an attack on the port of Brest in 1558

Question 6

What is a significant success of Mary’s reign?

Answer 6

Naval and militia reforms:
6 new ships built
Crown finances budgeted for a peacetime allocation of £14000 to the navy
Reformed methods of raising troops