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Title: A short history of England and the British Empire
Year: 1915 (1910s)
Authors: Larson, Laurence Marcellus, 1868-1938
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Publisher: New York : Henry Holt and Company
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation

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e to the weaker side in the con- of P°wer-flict in order to prevent any nation from becoming too powerfuland thus destroy the European balance. 202. War with Scotland and the Battle of Flodden. Theattention of Henry and Wolsey was, however, soon drawn toaffairs nearer home. In spite of the marriage between KingJames and the princess Margaret, the relations between Englandand Scotland continued strained. The old French alliance,1now two centuries old, had become a habit which the Scotchfound it difficult to overcome. While Henry was absent atCalais directing operations in a futile war against France, hisbrother-in-law James IV invaded the north of England with astrong force. Lord Howard (the earl of Surrey) Flodden Field,was sent against him and on Flodden Field2 1513-inflicted a defeat on the Scotch that crippled their military 1 Review sees. 123, 131. 2 Innes, I, 263-268; Bates and Coman, 248-257 (Scott, Marmion). 226 EVE OF THE PROTESTANT REVOLT MODERN SCOTLAND Scale of Miles 20 30
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INTELLECTUAL MOVEMENT: OXFORD REFORMERS 227 power for years to come (1513). King James fell in the battle,and for some years Queen Margaret was in chief control of theScottish government. For twenty years England and Scotlandwere at peace, except on the border, where private raids con-tinued as of old. 203. The Intellectual Movement: the Oxford Reformers.These years also saw the culmination of the intellectual move-ment that may be called the English Renaissance. Thismovement did not reach England in one overpowering wave:its various interests came slowly and singly during the periodof a hundred years.1 The importance of Chaucers enthusiasmfor modern English, of Duke Humphreys activities as a collec-tor of manuscripts, of Sellings work as a teacher of Greek, andof Caxtons achievements as a printer has been discussed inearlier chapters. In the reign of Henry VII, Oxford was thecenter of the new type of learning and among its chief pro-moters were Colet, who later established a boys The

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