Anglo-French Wars of the 16th century

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The Anglo-French Wars of the 16th century were a series of intermittent military conflicts between England and France, intertwined with broader European power struggles and dynastic rivalries during the Tudor and Valois reigns.

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instanceOf Anglo-French war
series of conflicts
war
broaderContext European power struggles of the early modern era
cause Italian Wars power struggle
competition for dominance in Western Europe
dynastic rivalry between Tudor and Valois houses
conflictType early modern warfare
intermittent military conflict
dynastyInvolved Tudor dynasty NERFINISHED
Valois dynasty NERFINISHED
endTime late 1500s
hasPart Anglo-French War (1512–1514) NERFINISHED
Anglo-French War (1522–1525) NERFINISHED
Anglo-French War (1543–1546) NERFINISHED
Anglo-French War (1557–1559) NERFINISHED
Battle of Gravelines (1558) NERFINISHED
Battle of Guinegate (1513) NERFINISHED
Battle of the Solent NERFINISHED
Battle of the Spurs NERFINISHED
Italian Wars NERFINISHED
Siege of Boulogne (1544–1546) NERFINISHED
War of the League of Cambrai NERFINISHED
War of the League of Cognac NERFINISHED
historicalPeriod Tudor period NERFINISHED
Valois period NERFINISHED
involved naval warfare in the English Channel
siege warfare in Northern France
locatedIn English Channel region
Low Countries
Northern France
Western Europe
mainBelligerent Kingdom of England NERFINISHED
Kingdom of France NERFINISHED
participant Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor NERFINISHED
Elizabeth I of England NERFINISHED
Francis I of France NERFINISHED
Habsburg Monarchy NERFINISHED
Henry II of France NERFINISHED
Henry VIII of England NERFINISHED
Mary I of England NERFINISHED
relatedTo Anglo-French Wars NERFINISHED
Habsburg–Valois Wars NERFINISHED
Italian Wars NERFINISHED
result confirmation of French control over Calais
loss of Calais by England in 1558
no decisive long-term victor between England and France
strengthening of Habsburg influence in parts of Europe
startTime 16th century
early 1500s

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Treaty of Edinburgh partOf Anglo-French Wars of the 16th century
War of the Rough Wooing relatedTo Anglo-French Wars of the 16th century