Foreign Policy Flashcards
What were Henry’s seven aims in foreign policy?
1 Most good lies to prince to ever reign 2 Pursuing an ambitious and aggressive poilcy towards France 3 Honour and glory 4 Maintaining links with the Netherlands 5 Peacemaker of Europe 6 Securing his dynasty 7 Collecting his pension
When was the League of Cambrai created?
1509
What was the League of Cambrai?
France, Spain, HRE and the papacy formed the league with the aim to attack Venice. Henry VII was left out of this due to his position in the Castilian Succession Crisis.
When was the Holy League formed?
1511
Who was in the Holy League?
The Pope put himself at the head of the League:
Spain, Venice, the HRE and England
Why was the Holy League formed?
By 1511 the LoCambrai had ended.
The independence of the Papacy was threatened by France.
The Holy League was against France.
What did the Holy League do?
12,000 solider shot dispatched to Bayonne, under Marquise of Dorset. Ferdinand wanted to use English troops as a distraction to take Navarre.
When did the First French Campaign start?
1512
When was the Battle of Spurs?
1513
What happened at the Battle of Spurs?
Henry personally led an army of 30,000 men to attack France.
What was the result of the Battle of Spurs?
Henry captured Tournai and Therouanne
When did the First French Campaign end?
1514
What was the Anglo-French Treaty?
It was a Treaty concluding the end of the 1512-1514 French War
