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Edward IV foreign policy - Coggle Diagram

- - - - Could not permanently occupy Scotland.
      - Victory united Scottish resistance.
      - France sent 4,000 troops in 1548.
      - Mary sent to France (August 1548), betrothed to French Dauphin.
- - - - Treasury depleted by expensive wars.
      - Scotland increasingly hostile.
      - Domestic rebellions (1549) required attention.
      - England needed stability and peace.
      - Concern about Catholic Habsburg power under Charles V.
- - - - England returned Boulogne to France.
      - Withdrew remaining Scottish garrisons.
      - Restored pre-war Scottish border.
      - Received financial compensation.
      - Agreed French alliance; Edward betrothed to Elizabeth of France.
    - - Ended expensive, unsuccessful wars.
      - Restored financial and domestic stability.
      - Avoided further conflict.
      - However, surrender of Boulogne was humiliating and English influence in Scotland declined.
- - - - Franco-Scottish alliance strengthened.
      - Mary sent to France rather than marrying Edward.
      - Boulogne surrendered despite enormous previous expenditure.
      - Government left financially weakened.
    - - Evidence of success
        
        Northumberland ended costly wars.
        
        Restored international stability.
        
        French alliance counterbalanced Habsburg power.
        
        Shift towards overseas trade and exploration.