Foreign Policy Aims 1509-1511 Flashcards
1
Q
What did Henry want from foreign policy?
A
- Adventurous policy
- Imperial ideas (re-conquest of land, particularly in France)
- England as a major power in Europe
2
Q
Why did Henry want this kind of foreign policy?
A
- England had governed much of France in Middle Ages
- Henry was young and virile
- Looked up to Henry V
- Wanted England to be political heart of Europe
3
Q
European context 1509-1511?
A
- Europe dominated by Spain, France and Holy Roman Empire
- They were coming into conflict in Italy
- Pope ruled vast territories in Italy, sought to increase land
- 1508, France had intervened to save Venice from Papal attack
4
Q
When was the First French War?
A
1511 to 1512
5
Q
What happened in the First French War?
A
- Henry believed King Ferdinand of Spain would help him win back Aquitane in France
- English force under the Marquis of Dorset invaded at Guyenne
- Promised Spanish help never arrived
- Ferdinand used English invasion as a distraction, conquered Navarre
- Dorset’s troops began to die of dysentery and so retreated
- Ferdinand made peace with France
- Henry felt betrayed
6
Q
What was the outcome of the First French War, in regards to Henry, 1511-1512?
A
- Henry agreed with Ferdinand that Dorset was incompetent
- Maybe as he knew he’d need father-in-law’s help in future
- Henry’s first taste of war had ended without success
7
Q
What did Pope Julius II call for?
A
- Pope Julius II called for a ‘Holy League’ to expel France from Italy
- England and Spain joined league
- Henry prepared to attack France
