foreign policy 1540-1547

• Scotland


  • Active pro france policy
  • Married mary of guise
  • Concerned about security of border and invasion
• Henry wanted to negotiate

  In 1542 James failed to meet Henry 8th in york
• James V was humiliated henry
• Invasion of scotland


  1. Henry sent the duke of norflock to attack the scots

  2. Battle of solway Moss November 1542 on the english scottish border

  3. Decisive victory for henry - over 1000 scots capture
• James V wasnt present at the battle as he was suffering from a fever
• Jams V died leaving his 6 day old daughter mary queen of scots
• Henry's failure


  • Failed to take advantage of a clear and decisive win
  • Wanted military glory in France
  • Could have lanunched a full scale invasion in scotland
  • Secure scotland through democracy
• Aims of scotish policy


  • Aim to marry mary and edward
  • Scottish regent regent earl of arran seemed to support it
  • English ambassador in edinburgh suggested widespread suspison of english intention
  • Scots refused to allow mary to be brought up in england
• Treaty of greenwich 1543


  1. Formal brothel

  2. After the treaty was singed arran dessrted the plan and the scottish parliment refused to ratify the treaty
• Rough wooing


  1. Henry orderd the earl of heartford (edward seymore) to carry out brutal attacks in Edinburgh, StAndrews and leit

  2. Henry critisies for his failure of scotish policy and to secure scotland when it weakend

  3. Henry critisesfor failing to listen to sir ralph sadlers warning about the marriage alliance

  4. Henry critisised for his retaliation. Seen as far too harsh with no strateic objections

  5. Antagonsed scotland futher
• France 1544


  1. 11 september took boulge

  2. Failed to capture mountreill

  3. Charles V had enough of the conflict and made a sperate peace with francis
• Again Henry left humiliated and isolated
• France sent troops to Scotland


  1. A seperate French force landed in the isle of wright

  2. Nglish defeted at the battle of ancum moor-february 1545

  3. Henrys flagship the mary rose sank in solent in the isle of wright
• Final outcome for henry


  1. With both the frenh and english at a stalemate henry and francis agree to peace talks

  2. Treaty of ardres -1546

  3. Henry could keep boulgne although this was agreed to be retunred by 1554 if france kept up wth its paymment of the french pension