Effects of the Loss of Calais
Category Significance of Loss Main Example
Economically Loss of trade through the port but the Effect on cloth trade which was a major
traditional merchant trade import
Image and Morale Humiliation as it was an abandonment of Protestant propagandists utilised this and
sovereign English territory. said it was the result of a Spanish marriage
and Catholic policy. Morale was shaken by
loss as England had claimed it since 1347
Territorially Diminished English status Last territory in French mainland which was
controlled by England
Militarily Not that significance as it was lacking in It was an expensive and difficult garrison to
strategic relevance maintain permanently and another frontier
to defend
Diplomatically Failure of the Anglo-Habsburg alliance Philip abandoned England by allowing France
to keep Calais under the Treaty of Cateau-
Cambresis
Category Significance of Loss Main Example
Economically Loss of trade through the port but the Effect on cloth trade which was a major
traditional merchant trade import
Image and Morale Humiliation as it was an abandonment of Protestant propagandists utilised this and
sovereign English territory. said it was the result of a Spanish marriage
and Catholic policy. Morale was shaken by
loss as England had claimed it since 1347
Territorially Diminished English status Last territory in French mainland which was
controlled by England
Militarily Not that significance as it was lacking in It was an expensive and difficult garrison to
strategic relevance maintain permanently and another frontier
to defend
Diplomatically Failure of the Anglo-Habsburg alliance Philip abandoned England by allowing France
to keep Calais under the Treaty of Cateau-
Cambresis
