3 - aims & policies in foreign affairs to 1529 Flashcards
Henry VIII & Wolsey
1
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Henry 8th foreign policy aims
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- military glory
- asserting claim to French throne
- securing succession & dynasty
- achieving imperial ambitions -> uniting Scotland & England
- protecting England from invasion -> subduing Scotland
2
Q
new monarchs of Spain & France (1515-20)
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Charles I of Spain & Francis I of France
3
Q
Treaty of London, 1518
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- Wolsey hijacked papal initiative to launch a crusade agst Turks
- turned into international peace treaty
- showed Henry 8th to be a pivotal power, centre of diplomatic activity
- gains were short-lived -> Charles I became HRE
4
Q
When was the Treaty of London?
A
1518
5
Q
Field of Cloth of Gold, 1520
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- Charles visited England (May 1520)
- Henry met Francis, near Calais (meeting known as Field of Cloth of Gold)
- achieved nothing of significance
- cost a year’s income
- reinforced as England was at war with France in 1521
- when Henry met Charles again, they agreed not to make peace w/ France
6
Q
When was the Field of Cloth of Gold?
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1520
7
Q
Henry 8th war with France (1523-25)
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- 1523 -> sent an army to aid Charles but was soon abandoned (more concerned w/ Italy)
- English returned
- cost £400,000 & England was forced to make peace
- Battle of Pavia (1525), Charles captured Francis
- Henry saw this as his chance to claim French throne & ordered Wolsey to raise funds
- could not be raised due to previous financial demands
- Charles refused to attack France so H’s plan collapsed
8
Q
When was the Battle of Pavia?
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1525
9
Q
Battle of Pavia (1525)
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battle ending with Charles I of Spain capturing Francis I of France
10
Q
Treaty of the More (1525)
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- where England allied with France after failing to get Charles’ support in his attack on the French
- reinforced by Treaty of Westminster & Treaty of Amiens
11
Q
League of Cognac (1526)
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- consisted of England, France, Milan, Venice, Florence & the Pope (anti-Spanish)
- tried to reverse the Battle of Pavia
12
Q
When was the Battle of Flodden?
A
1513
13
Q
When did Mary marry Louis XII?
A
1514
