On the other hand, once he had claimed the throne, he established motifs, marriage alliances and treaties in order to strengthen his dynasty. By the end of his reign in 1509, he had secured trade links, but also milatery glory, which indicate other factors contributed him to increasing his dynastic insecurity. Throughout his reign, the balance between England and France were Henry’s greatest concern. In the first few months of his reign, Henry made a one year truce with France, which later extended from 1486-1489. Nevertheless, the truce wasn’t easy, espeically over the corrupted matter of Brittnany, whom the French wanted to succed, as Francis II wanted to marry Anne Duchess of Brittany.
The international position was such in 1547 that England was at war with France, and relations with Scotland were also very strained. To make matters worse, the French had an alliance with the Scots, which made their northern enemy all the more aggressive in their dealings with England, and it meant that England could easily find itself fighting a war on two fronts, which would be extremely costly. Somerset was bound by Henry's will. Henry had made a bid for the Scottish throne by betrothing, his then six year old son, Edward, to the young Scottish princess, Mary (later Queen of Scots - don't confuse her with Mary Tudor, who was Edward's half-sister). This arrangement was finalised by the Treaty of Greenwich, 1543.
The kingship of both countries was given to Henry V's infant son. But Charles VI's son, who would have been the heir to France, was dissatisfied and led a resistance movement against England. His position looked hopeless until the astonishing happened. Aided by the French maiden Joan of Arc, France gained an amazing victory over the English at Orleans. Joan inspired the French and stirred in them a feeling of nationalism.
There are many events that occurred in 1483 as a result of the weaknesses of Edward IV that led to the usurpation of the crown, such as the overmighty nobility, strong division between the Yorkists, the premature death of the King and the opposition of the Woodvilles. However there were also the personal ambitions of his brother Richard III, who had a strong powerbase in the North, needed to protect himself from the Woodville’s revenge, arranged the arrest and deaths of nobles in his way of the throne and imprisoned his own nephews. One of the biggest weaknesses in Edward’s reign was his nobility, who were hugely overmighty despite the fact that he had distributed less patronage in his second reign than he did in his first. Gloucester and the Woodvilles benefited in particular from his extensive patronage. In July of 1471 Gloucester was granted all of Warwick’s northern lands and to help him conduct the war against the Scots in 1480-82 he was also made Lieutenant General in the north.
The marriage of Princess Margaret and James VI of Scotland was imperative in the signing of the Treaty of Perpetual Peace. Scotland and England were historic enemies and many English kings had led campaigns against Scotland. However, Henry VII sought peace with Scotland in the Treaty of
The course of the war itself significantly affected the political and ideological relationship of the colonials to their mother country, inasmuch as the colonists found the British imposition of restrictions and its hierarchical army to be repulsive to liberty, while the British saw the need for greater imperial control. However, it was the economic aftermath of the war, which left Britain with a changing war debt and a need to raise new colonial revenues that militated most heavily against colonial cooperation with the British. The French and Indian War, called the Seven Years’ war in Europe, had its antecedents in the settlement of the French and the British in the Ohio valley region of the American continent. Both the French and British sought to control lands in the region, while the Native Americans resisted the attempts of both to settle. The Indians largely played off of both sides to maintain an uneasy balance of power, but one group eventually decided to great trading concessions to the British, giving England greater access to the interior of the continent.
Sources 1 and 2 also present the idea that Scotland was a major threat, but Source 3 presents the idea that Scotland only posed a minor threat. All of the sources vary in terms of how much of a threat Scotland was when compared with Henry’s interests in French territory. Source 1 states that Scotland must be dealt with before Henry leaves for France, because Henry was “about to leave for France” (1) when he learned that the Scottish King James had suspicious intentions of invading England whilst Henry was away. Therefore, Henry’s foreign ambitions were at risk. However, it also states that Henry was concerned with risings in Yorkshire and Country Durham, which is where the Pilgrimage of Grace originated from.
As the war continued on Britain would eventually will the fight and take control of what was known as the Ohio River Valley as well as land in Canada. This was an unwelcomed war by the colonists that lead to questionable decisions from the British government. The British government faced two main problems after winning the French Indian War that the colonies were starting to come very independent and
Prior to absolute rule, a king of France worked with the Estates. He was still a powerful ruler but in one sense he shared his authority with them. When this system broke down, a country could descend into civil war. In a French absolute society, the king’s word was law. He had access to a standing royal army that was loyal only to him.
The French drove the English from their country in 1453. Results of the War The Hundred Years’ War changed the governments of both England and France. In England, Parliament’s power grew because the king needed Parliament’s approval to raise money to pay for the costly war. As Parliament gained more influence, the king lost power. In France, on the other hand, the king’s power grew.