Foreign Policy under Edward and Mary

Edward:

• Somerset
• Somersets aim was to reassert Edwards ancient claim to the Scottish throne via marriage to infant Mary Queen of Scots
• Aggresive policy began- his priority
• Strategy- defeat Scots in battle, build a number of garrisons and forts in the southern border of Scotland and force them into submission
• Success- Battle of Pinkie- september 1547 -
• Failure-  forts were difficult and expensive to garrison
• Failure- couldnt capture statistically significant castles at Dunbar and Edinburgh
• Failure- didn't realise amount of cooperation between France and Scotland- failed to block the Firth of Forth properly- allowed French to relieve Edinburgh
• Failure- whilst doing this French gained control of Queen Mary, taken to marry Dauphin Francis in August 1548
• Failure- deteriorating relationship with France led to threat of war, prospect of French invasion in south at same time as rebellions had…