Foreign Policy Flashcards
What was the Treaty of Bruges, 1521?
-Wolsey agreed with the empires to invade France unless France made peace with Charles.
-England was forced to send an army to France in 1523, however Charles soon abandoned his ally as he was concerned with capturing Milan
Second French War, 1523-1524
As a result of the failure of the treaty of Bruges, England was forced to send an army to France. The English army returned home in disarray. Henry had not only spent £400,000 on the venture but any prestige he had gained as a peacemaker had been lost.
Battle of Pavia, 1525
-Charles had captured not only Milan but Francis pope aswell
-Henry saw this as an ideal time to try and reclaim the French throne. Wolsey was instructed to raise the required funds but heavy taxation in the previous campaigns meant he was unable to do so
-Charles also refused to attack France and annulled the marriage between himself and Henry’s daughter Mary as he no longer needed English support
Amicable grant, 1525
- A non parliamentary tax designed to support Henry’s campaigns in France
- Two previous loans were being repaid to the clergy and the subsidy of 1523 was still being collected
- It ultimately resulted in the uprising of 10,000 men in Lavenham, Henry was forced to intervene, cancel the grant and claim he had known nothing of it with all the blame on Wolsey.
The Treaty of the More, 1525
- A treaty of friendship with France
- Wolsey now pursued an anti imperial alliance
League of Cognac, 1526
- An anti imperial alliance in Northern Italy
- It was an attempt to reverse the French defeat in Pavia and England joined the League as a protector
Anglo French treaty of Westminster, 1527
- This further strengthened the alliance between England and France
Treaty of Amiens, 1527
-Followed the Treaty of Westminster
- An Anglo French agreement to attack Charles
Declaration of war against Spain, 1528
- No army was raised
- A separate agreement was made to protect English trade in the Netherlands
Treaty of Cambrai, 1539
- Peace agreement between Charles and Francis
- England only decided to join at the last minute
