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State Papers Scotland Series I, Henry VIII
Catalogue reference: SP 49
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SP 49
Correspondence of a diplomatic nature between Henry VIII and James IV and James V, and Queens Margaret and Mary in Scotland, devised by Henry's Secretaries of State (Wolsey, Cromwell and Paget in particular), whose correspondence with the regents...
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SP 49
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Title (The name of the record)
- State Papers Scotland Series I, Henry VIII
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Date (When the record was created)
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1509-1547
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Description (What the record is about)
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Correspondence of a diplomatic nature between Henry VIII and James IV and James V, and Queens Margaret and Mary in Scotland, devised by Henry's Secretaries of State (Wolsey, Cromwell and Paget in particular), whose correspondence with the regents for Scotland, envoys sent to the Scottish court, royal guardians in the Borders, and dissident members of the Scots aristocracy, is also present.
Some rough drafts of documents by the Secretaries of State are included in the series.
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Arrangement
The arrangement is chronological.
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Separated material (A cross-reference between records that are related by provenance but now kept separately)
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Many papers which would otherwise have formed part of this series are in the the Cotton mss (especially Cott Caligula B) in the British Library.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
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English
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
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9 volume(s)
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Open
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- Litigation
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Administrative / biographical background (Historical or biographical information about the creator of the record and the context of its creation)
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The marriage of Henry VIII's elder sister Margaret to James IV of Scotland had been intended to substitute amicable for the traditionally hostile relations between England and Scotland, but this proved impracticable. James IV fell on Flodden Field in 1513 and John Stuart, Duke of Albany, while Regent for his heir James V also invaded England.
The marriage between Henry VIII's son and heir Edward and Mary Queen of Scots seemed likely to achieve the English policy objectives of the exclusion of French influence and the destabilising of the Scottish Kingdom by dividing its aristocracy, but the overthrow of the Earl of Arran's regency in favour of the Queen Mother Mary of Guise, restored the French influence, to the fury of Henry, and the two countries were once more in collision for the remainder of Henry's reign.
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Publication note(s) (A note of publications related to the record)
- The records are calendared entirely in: Calendar of State Papers relating to Scotland ed M J Thorpe 2 vols (London 1858) Letters and Papers Foreign and Domestic of the reign of Henry VIII eds J S Brewer J Gairdner and R H Brodie 22 vols (London 1862-1932). Many of the documents had previously been printed in full inState Papers during the Reign of Henry VIII State Paper Commission 11 vols (London 1830-1852). Please speak to staff at the Map and Large Document Room enquiry desk for the precise location. James V's letters have been published inR K Hannay The letters of James V ed D Hay (Edinburgh 1954). For an overview seeW Ferguson Scotland's Relations with England: A Survey to 1707 (Edinburgh 1977).
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C13591/
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