HENRY VIII 1540-47 Flashcards
Main aims of Henry’s foreign policy
French conquest
Honour and glory
Securing the dynasty
Successes in French foreign policy
Captured Boulogne
Treaty of Ardes Jun 1546 made peace
Failures in French foreign policy
Without alliance- ending to Habsburg-Valois conflict
Won Boulogne at a huge cost- £2 million
How much did it take Henry to capture Boulogne?
£2 million
1543 Treaty of Greenwich
Marriage agreement for Edward and Mary (abandoned by James V)
Successes in Scottish foreign policy
Gained some honour and glory at the Battle of Solway Moss
Failures in Scottish foreign policy
Did not secure the dynasty- betrothal not secured
Successes in Irish foreign policy
War and glory- put down Thomas Fitzgerald’s rebellion
Achieved security
Who rebelled against the English crown?
Thomas Fitzgerald
Which battle against the Scots did Henry VIII win?
The Battle of Solway Moss
Why was faction becoming increasingly important in Henry VII’s reign?
He was becoming iller and Edward was still a minor
Key members of the Catholic faction
Thomas Howard, Duke of Norfolk, Stephen Gardiner
Key members of the Reformist faction
Edward Seymour, Cranmer
Evidence to support that Henry was controlled by faction
Fall of Cromwell- showed that he could be manipulated
Evidence that Henry was not controlled by faction
Fall of Catherine Howard
Fall of Catherine Parr
Attack on Cranmer
Fall of Gardiner and Norfolk
Why did factions form?
Henry’s decision not to appoint another Chief Minister
What position did Sir Anthony Denny hold?
Chief Gentleman of the Privy Chamber
What did Denny’s position allow him to do?
Had access to the dry stamp
When was Solway Moss?
1543
What was the French-Spanish alliance called?
Peace of Crepy
When was the Peace of Ardes?
1546
What was the peace between England and France called?
Peace of Ardes
