Lot 167
Scotland.- The War of the Rough Wooing.- List of expenditure of auxiliary soldiers sent by Francis I, King of France to the Scots after their victory at the Battle of Ancrum Moor, D.s. "Hubert Vonault", manuscript in French, on vellum, 1545.
Hammer Price: £200
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Scotland.- The War of the Rough Wooing.- List of expenditure of auxiliary soldiers sent by Francis I, King of France to the Scots after their victory at the Battle of Ancrum Moor, D.s. "Hubert Vonault", manuscript in French, on vellum, 17 lines, slightly yellowed, folds, slightly creased, 196 x 277mm., 1545.
⁂ The War of the Rough Wooing was initiated by Henry VIII in 1544 after the rejection by Scotland of the Treaties of Greenwich in which the future Edward VI and Mary Queen of Scots were to marry and unite the kingdoms of Scotland and England. Also Henry VIII wanted to end the Auld Alliance between Scotland and France and by invasion force the Scots into changing their mind. The English invaded and burnt Berwick upon Tweed and Edinburgh. The Scots eventually defeated the English at the Battle of Ancrum Moor in 1545.
Description
Scotland.- The War of the Rough Wooing.- List of expenditure of auxiliary soldiers sent by Francis I, King of France to the Scots after their victory at the Battle of Ancrum Moor, D.s. "Hubert Vonault", manuscript in French, on vellum, 17 lines, slightly yellowed, folds, slightly creased, 196 x 277mm., 1545.
⁂ The War of the Rough Wooing was initiated by Henry VIII in 1544 after the rejection by Scotland of the Treaties of Greenwich in which the future Edward VI and Mary Queen of Scots were to marry and unite the kingdoms of Scotland and England. Also Henry VIII wanted to end the Auld Alliance between Scotland and France and by invasion force the Scots into changing their mind. The English invaded and burnt Berwick upon Tweed and Edinburgh. The Scots eventually defeated the English at the Battle of Ancrum Moor in 1545.
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