I found this to be a very
interesting account of this period and the various ploys by the Kings
and the Catholic church during this period. It actually make a lot
of sense of this period which is actually quite complex. It
starts...
THE truce of Nice in 1538
closed the third war between Francis I. and Charles V. ; and Paul III.,
contemplating a Catholic league against Henry VIII., found it expedient
to make David Beaton cardinal in order to secure the adhesion of
Scotland. In the condition of German affairs, however, the Emperor
feared to risk a conflict with England, and the failure of the league
gave Henry an opportunity to deal with the King of Scots.
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