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foreign policy 1514-26 Flashcards

1
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who does Henry have his sister Mary marry and why is this a failure

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King Louis XII of France
- he dies a year later (suspiciously)
- she immediately remarries so cannot be used for another alliance
- his young son Francis is now in power

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when does Mary marry King Louis XII

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1514

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4 key points about foreign policy in 1514-26

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  • England remained a minor power that could not compete
  • Henry over estimated power and left it to Wolsey to figure out
  • Auld Alliance remained strong
  • ran out of money by 1514 so couldn’t be too aggressive
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why was there peace with France and Scotland in 1514

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no money!

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when did Charles become king of Spain and then HRE

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1516

1519
dominant ruler in Europe !! so fit

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what two treaties left England isolated

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treaty of Noyon 1516 and treaty of Cambria 1517

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explain treaty of Noyon

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1516
This was the peace treaty between Spain and France

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explain treaty of Cambrai

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1517
This was peace between the holy Roman Empire and France

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how did Wolsey solve England isolation in 1518

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treaty of London 1518!!

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significance of Duke of Albany 1517

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Was a French noble who was heir presumptive to the Scottish throne and a source of worry for Wolsey and Henry

  • divisions in Scottish nobility minimised threat but Henry was still incapable of exploiting weakness of Scotland (money)
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who was the French noble that was heir presumptive to Scottish throne

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duke of Albany

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overview of Treaty of London and when it was

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1518
This was peace between England and France Spain holy Roman Empire understatements

  • prompted by pope Leo X who wanted a united front against ottoman turks
  • became treaty of perpetual peace
  • made Wolsey papal legate
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Field of the Cloth of Gold 1520

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This is a festival in which England and France displayed the peace between each other however it achieved little diplomatically
- over course of 2 weeks
- defeated by francis at wrestling
- 15k
- not long after sided with Charles in conflict

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What did Francis do because he was concerned with growing power of Charles

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continued friendship with Henry
- promised to get Albany out of Scotland
- paid pension to English to get Tournai back

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why did Henry side with Charles not francis in conflict in 1522

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  • wanted to improve relationship with pope who wanted to reduce French control in Italy
  • thought he’d gain more territory in France
  • marriage alliance with emperor and Mary
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what was Treaty of Bruges 1521

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This was between wolsey and Charles VQ with greed to go to war together against France, this was kept secret and also, there was an engagement of Charles and Mary

17
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when did English armies invade France was it a success

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1522 and 1523
- costly
- little gain

18
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battle of pavia when and what and what happened after

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1525
Charles against France
- francis was captured
- Henry tried to benefit from this - suggested to Charles a joint invasion of north France to gain territory
- Charles didn’t agree because Henry contributed very little to the war

19
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amicable grant crisis and when and what

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1525
This was Wolseys fundraising idea which then failed and lead to rebellions in England

20
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consequences of Charles denying a joint invasion

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  • humiliation !! he had to back down
  • resentment to Charles reinforced when he repudiated marriage to daughter Mary
  • Wolsey never recovered especially after amicable grant too
21
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why did Henry want to ally with France after 1525

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anglo-imperial relationship damaged

22
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Henry supports the League of Cognac 1526

what is this

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pope forms a league against Holy Roman Empire and Charles’ excessive power , England had his support and Wolsey played as a peace negotiator
supporting French

23
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why was supporting France not Charles, a poor judgement

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kings great matter - marked beginning of Wolseys fall too

24
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successes of foreign policy in 1514-26 (4)

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  • treaty of London 1518 ends isolation
  • alliance with France (only due to fear of Charles but still)
  • field of cloth and gold
  • league of cognac
25
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failures of foreign policy in 1514-26 (6)

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  • Mary marries Louis but he dies then francis on the throne
  • ran out of money by 1514
  • treaty of cambrai and Noyon- English isolation
  • field of cloth and gold
  • battle of pavia humiliation 1525
  • no longer allied with Charles - great matter issue

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