{{Short description, 1572 treaty between England and France The Treaty of Blois was signed on 19 April 1572 in

Blois Blois ( ; ) is a commune and the capital city of Loir-et-Cher department, in Centre-Val de Loire, France, on the banks of the lower Loire river between Orléans and Tours. With 45,898 inhabitants by 2019, Blois is the most populated city of the ...

between

Elizabeth I of England Elizabeth I (7 September 153324 March 1603) was List of English monarchs, Queen of England and List of Irish monarchs, Ireland from 17 November 1558 until her death in 1603. Elizabeth was the last of the five House of Tudor monarchs and is ...

and

Catherine de' Medici Catherine de' Medici ( it, Caterina de' Medici, ; french: Catherine de Médicis, ; 13 April 1519 – 5 January 1589) was an Florentine noblewoman born into the Medici family. She was Queen of France from 1547 to 1559 by marriage to King ...

France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of Overseas France, overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic, Pacific Ocean, Pac ...

. Based on the terms of the treaty, France and

England England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Wales to its west and Scotland to its north. The Irish Sea lies northwest and the Celtic Sea to the southwest. It is separated from continental Europe b ...

relinquished their historic rivalry and established an alliance against

Spain , image_flag = Bandera de España.svg , image_coat = Escudo de España (mazonado).svg , national_motto = ''Plus ultra'' (Latin)(English: "Further Beyond") , national_anthem = (English: "Royal March") , i ...

. The treaty also entailed France to be kept out of

Mary, Queen of Scots Mary, Queen of Scots (8 December 1542 – 8 February 1587), also known as Mary Stuart or Mary I of Scotland, was Queen of Scotland from 14 December 1542 until her forced abdication in 1567. The only surviving legitimate child of James V of Scot ...

and Scotland’s affair with England. Elizabeth expected the defensive treaty to isolate Spain and prevent France from invading

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*Harper, Sally (2005). A Dittie to the tune of Welsh Sydannen': a Welsh image of Queen Elizabeth''. Renaissance Studies: Volume 19, Issue 2, pp. 201-228. *Martin, Lynn A. (Summer, 1980). ''Papal Policy and the European Conflict, 1559-1572''. Sixteenth Century Journal: Volume 11, No. 2, Catholic Reformation, pp. 35–48.

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TreatiesEncyclopædia Britannica - United Kingdom
Blois (1572) 1572 in France 1572 in England Blois (1572) 1572 treaties England–France relations

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