HIST 4043 Chapter : Tudor England Geography
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France not controlled despite henry vii"s claims: still has a toehold in french territory through their possesion of the port of calais, tudors hold onto well in the 16th century. England rules the channel islands but aren"t that significant. King of england rules wales: possession of english kings since the 14th century, though the welsh weren"t always content, by the time of henry vii, the english have a firm grip on wales. Large chunks of ireland also ruled by the english crown: technically could claim the title lords of ireland , title given by papal decree in the 1200s on condition the english king. Christianize the irish: what was left was the lands of the native irish people knows as the gaels or the mere. England is a nation of about 50,000 square miles, wales is roughly 6,000 square miles: close to size of louisiana.
