War of the Rough Wooing

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The War of the Rough Wooing was a mid-16th-century conflict in which England sought to force a marriage alliance with Scotland by military aggression, devastating much of the Scottish Lowlands.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Anglo-Scottish war
war
chronology follows the Battle of Flodden (1513) in the sequence of Anglo-Scottish conflicts
precedes the Scottish Reformation crisis of the 1550s
commander Edward Seymour, Duke of Somerset
Edward Seymour, Earl of Hertford
Edward VI of England
Henry VIII of England
James Hamilton, 2nd Earl of Arran
James Hamilton, Earl of Arran
James V of Scotland
Mary of Guise
Matthew Stewart, 4th Earl of Lennox
conflictBetween Kingdom of England
Kingdom of Scotland
endTime 1551
hasCause Anglo-Scottish tensions following the death of James V of Scotland
English attempt to secure a marriage between Mary, Queen of Scots, and Edward, Prince of Wales
Henry VIII’s desire to dominate Scotland
involved House of Stewart
linked to: House of Stuart

House of Tudor
linked to: Tudor dynasty

Kingdom of France
location Northern England
Scotland
Scottish Lowlands
mainTheater Scottish Borders
namedAfter English policy of coercive “wooing” for a marriage alliance
notableBattle Battle of Ancrum Moor
Battle of Pinkie Cleugh
Battle of Solway Moss
notableEvent Burning of Edinburgh in 1544
Devastation of the Scottish Borders
Sack of Leith
opponent Kingdom of England
Kingdom of Scotland
partOf Anglo-Scottish Wars
relatedTo Anglo-French Wars of the 16th century
Auld Alliance
Scottish Reformation
result Failure of English plan to marry Mary, Queen of Scots, to Edward VI
Heavy devastation of the Scottish Lowlands
Increased French influence in Scotland
Occupation of parts of southern Scotland by English garrisons
Strengthening of the Auld Alliance between Scotland and France
startTime 1543
treaty Treaty of Boulogne (1550)
Treaty of Greenwich
Treaty of Haddington

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Linlithgow Palace damagedDuring War of the Rough Wooing
Anglo-Scottish Wars hasPart Rough Wooing
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Anglo-Scottish Wars significantEvent Rough Wooing
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St Andrews Castle damagedDuring Rough Wooing
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Edward Seymour, 1st Duke of Somerset conflict Rough Wooing
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John Dudley, Duke of Northumberland militaryConflict Rough Wooing
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Armed forces of the Kingdom of Scotland engagedInConflict Rough Wooing
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Kingdom of Scotland–Kingdom of England relations hasPart Rough Wooing
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Scottish army conflict Rough Wooing
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Battle of Pinkie Cleugh partOf Rough Wooing
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Battle of Pinkie Cleugh conflict Rough Wooing
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Battle of Pinkie Cleugh category Battles of the Rough Wooing
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Battle of Ancrum Moor conflict Rough Wooing
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Battle of Ancrum Moor cause Henry VIII’s policy of the Rough Wooing
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