By David Potter
The purpose of this publication is to discover the overlooked topic of the ultimate conflict among France and England on the finish of Henry VIIIs and Francis Is reigns. the connection among those monarchs has lengthy interested historians and critical paintings has been performed within the final new release, specifically at the ancient times. a little less has been performed at the finish in their reigns. the point of view is a twin one, from either that of britain and France, with equivalent weight given to the explanations for clash and the consequences of struggle on either (on land and sea, in France and Scotland). For England, the army attempt of the interval proved to be tremendous destructive and long-lasting, whereas France chanced on itself at conflict on fronts for the 1st time because the early 1520s. The booklet hence asks why Henry VIII opted for the imperial alliance in 1542, hence committing himself to conflict within the long-term, and why Francis I and his advisers didn't do extra to win over the English alliance. The Anglo-French struggle should be positioned firmly within the context of the good Habsburg-Valois twin. The Anglo-French wars of this era haven't obtained any severe sleek research and the learn of international relations within the interval has to be up-to-date. Maps and plans are integrated and a few illustrations.
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II (London: Camden Society, 1875–1878), I, p. 141 [hereafter Wriothesley’s Chronicle]. 6 Norfolk and others to Henry VIII, 27 Sept. 1542, J. , Letters and Papers Illustrating the Political relations of England and Scotland in the XVIth Century, formerly in the Possession of the Dukes of Hamilton now in the British Museum [hereafter Hamilton Papers], 2 vols. (Edinburgh, 1890–1892), I, p. 231: ‘The wether hath ben introduction 3 some form of plague broke out in the summer of 1543, driving Henry VIII from the vicinity of London and prohibiting any Londoner from coming within 7 miles of the court.
GiryDeloison, François 1er et Henri VIII. Deux princes de la Renaissance (1515–1547) (Lille, 1996). A. Muller, The Letters of Stephen Gardiner (Cambridge, 1933), pp. 181–182 (L&P, XX, ii, 774). 53 Francis I was always conscious of his honour but had a clear enough understanding of the real bases of power. He had had plenty of time to observe Henry VIII (as will be seen further below) and it is pertinent to remind ourselves that early in 1545 he observed that Henry was a tyrant: hated by his nobility and his subjects for reasons fairly well known by everybody.
4 Cornelys Scute, A prognostication for the yere of our Lord MCCCCCXLiiii (London: R. Cjv-Cij, Ejv r-v, Fj. 5 C. Wriothesley, A Chronicle of England during the reigns of the Tudors ed. D. Hamilton, 2 vols. II (London: Camden Society, 1875–1878), I, p. 141 [hereafter Wriothesley’s Chronicle]. 6 Norfolk and others to Henry VIII, 27 Sept. 1542, J. , Letters and Papers Illustrating the Political relations of England and Scotland in the XVIth Century, formerly in the Possession of the Dukes of Hamilton now in the British Museum [hereafter Hamilton Papers], 2 vols.