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Record Nr.

UNINA9910781461803321

Autore

Potter David <1948->

Titolo

Henry VIII and Francis I [[electronic resource] ] : the final conflict, 1540-1547 / / by David Potter

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Leiden ; ; Boston, : Brill, 2011

ISBN

1-283-16162-1

9786613161628

90-04-20432-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (592 p.)

Collana

History of warfare ; ; v. 66

Disciplina

942.05/2

Soggetti

France History

Great Britain History

Great Britain History, Military 1485-1603

France History, Military 1328-1589

Great Britain Foreign relations France

France Foreign relations Great Britain

Great Britain History Henry VIII, 1509-1547

France History Francis I, 1515-1547

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Preliminary Material / D. L. Potter -- Introduction / D. L. Potter -- Chapter One. ‘Whomever I Join Will (God Willing) Be The Victor’: The Road To War / D. L. Potter -- Chapter Two. ‘Dancing To The French Tune?:’ Scotland Between England And France / D. L. Potter -- Chapter Three. England And The Wars In Flanders, 1542–1543 / D. L. Potter -- Chapter Four. ‘Fighting Over The Bear’s Skin’: The Invasion Of France (1544) / D. L. Potter -- Chapter Five. An Unequal Contest? English Military Organisation, 1542–1547 / D. L. Potter -- Chapter Six. The War In France, 1545–1546 / D. L. Potter -- Chapter Seven. France And England Compete For Troops: The Mercenary Market, 1543–1546 / D. L. Potter -- Chapter Eight. The Admirals’ War / D. L. Potter -- Chapter Nine. ‘To Entreate With The Sworde In Hand:’ Imperial And Protestant Mediation (1544–1546) / D. L. Potter -- Chapter Ten. The Admirals’



Peace: The Treaty Of Ardres-Guînes (June 1546) / D. L. Potter -- Conclusion The End Of Two Reigns / D. L. Potter -- Appendices / D. L. Potter -- Bibliography / D. L. Potter -- Index / D. L. Potter.

Sommario/riassunto

The aim of this book is to explore the neglected subject of the final war between France and England at the end of Henry VIII’s and Francis I’s reigns. The relationship between these two monarchs has long fascinated historians and serious work has been done in the last generation, especially on the earlier period. Rather less has been done on the end of their reigns. The perspective is a dual one, from both that of England and France, with equal weight given to the reasons for conflict and the effects of war on both (on land and sea, in France and Scotland). For England, the military effort of the period proved to be extremely damaging and long-lasting, while France found itself at war on two fronts for the first time since the early 1520's. The book therefore asks why Henry VIII opted for the imperial alliance in 1542, thus committing himself to war in the long term, and why Francis I and his advisers did not do more to win over the English alliance. The Anglo-French war needs to be placed firmly in the context of the great Habsburg-Valois dual. The Anglo-French wars of this period have not received any serious modern analysis and the study of diplomacy in the period needs to be updated. Maps and plans are included and some illustrations.