Editing Device Forts (section)

==== Second phase, 1544–1547 ====
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Henry moved back onto the offensive in Europe in 1543, allying himself with Spain against France once again.<ref name="Hale 1983 79–80">{{harvnb|Hale|1983|pp=79–80}}</ref> Despite Henry's initial successes around [[Boulogne]] in northern France, King Charles and Francis made peace in 1544, leaving England exposed to an invasion by France, backed by her allies in Scotland.<ref>{{harvnb|Hale|1983|p=80}}</ref> In response Henry issued another device in 1544 to improve the country's defences, particularly along the south coast.<ref>{{harvnb|Harrington|2007|pp=29–30}}</ref> Work began on [[Southsea Castle]] in 1544 on Portsea Island to further protect the Solent, and on [[Sandown Castle, Isle of Wight|Sandown Castle]] the following year on the neighbouring Isle of Wight.<ref>{{harvnb|Harrington|2007|p=30}}</ref> [[Brownsea Castle]] in Dorset was begun in 1545, and [[Sharpenrode Bulwark]] was built opposite Hurst Castle from 1545 onwards.<ref>{{harvnb|Saunders|1989|p=51}}; {{cite web|url=http://www.pastscape.org/hob.aspx?hob_id=459492|title=Fort Victoria|publisher=Historic England|mode=cs2|access-date = 26 May 2015}}</ref>

The French invasion emerged in 1545, when Admiral [[Claude d'Annebault]] crossed [[the Channel]] and arrived off the Solent with 200 ships on 19 July.<ref>{{harvnb|Potter|2011|p=376}}; {{harvnb|Hale|1983|p=86}}; {{harvnb|Harrington|2007|p=45}}</ref> Henry's fleet made a brief sortie, before retreating safely behind the protective fortifications.<ref>{{harvnb|Potter|2011|p=376}}</ref> Annebault landed a force near [[Newhaven, East Sussex|Newhaven]], during which Camber Castle may have fired on the French fleet, and on 23 July they landed four detachments on the Isle of Wight, including a party that took the site of Sandown Castle, which was still under construction.<ref>{{harvnb|Harrington|2007|p=46}}</ref> The French expedition moved further on along the coast on 25 July, bringing an end to the immediate invasion threat.<ref>{{harvnb|Hale|1983|p=86}}</ref> Meanwhile, on 22 July the French had carried out a raid at [[Seaford, East Sussex|Seaford]], and Camber Castle may have seen action against the French fleet.<ref>{{harvnb|Biddle|Hiller|Scott|Streeten|2001|pp=33, 35}}; {{harvnb|Harrington|2007|pp=46–47}}</ref> A peace treaty was agreed in June 1546, bringing an end to the war.<ref>{{harvnb|Harrington|2007|pp=46–47}}</ref> By the time that Henry died the following year, in total the huge sum of £376,000 had been spent on the Device projects.<ref name="Hale 1983 70">{{harvnb|Hale|1983|p=70}}</ref>{{efn|name=Money16thC}}