Henry VIII foreign policy

Question 1

Why did Henry VIII anger Charles V

Answer 1

His divorce with Catherine of Aragon who was related to Charles

Question 2

When was the Truce of Nice

Answer 2

1538

Question 3

What was a consequence of the Truce of Nice

Answer 3

Henry published the six articles in June 1939 to limit the threat of an invasion

Question 4

How did Cromwell attempt to gain protestant allies in Henry’s latter reign

Answer 4

He arranged a marriage between Henry and Anne of Cleves who was the sister of the Duke of Cleves in Germany in 1539

Question 5

When did war between Charles V and Francis I start again?

Answer 5

1540

Question 6

Who got married in 1538?

Answer 6

Mary of Guise of France and James V of Scotland

Question 7

What happened in 1542 with Scotland?

Answer 7

Henry succeeded in attacking the Scots at Solway Moss and over 1,000 prisoners were taken and James V died a week later

Question 8

What happened after James V died

Answer 8

Mary became queen - Mary queen of Scots

Question 9

What happened with the Treaty of Greenwich

Answer 9

Henry proposed the marriage of his son Edward to Mary but the treaty collapsed and the Scots looked to France for assistance in maintaining their independence from England

Question 10

What did the Earl of Hertford attempt in Scotland?

Answer 10

He took the English army of a series of raid in the border region, with buildings burnt and people killed however the Scots were only alienated further by them

Question 11

How was Henry successful in Scotland?

Answer 11

He prevented Scotland and France from combining against him

Question 12

How did Henry fail overall in Scotland

Answer 12

reductions in the silver value of coins and the sale of monastic lands to fund resistance to Scotland contributed to the financial difficulties later on

Question 13

Who did France ally with in 1542 and what was a consequence of this?

Answer 13

France allied with the Ottoman Turks against the Habsburgs so Henry allied with the Habsburgs against France promising to invade France within two years

Question 14

How much money did Henry spend on wars with France?

Answer 14

£2 million

Question 15

How did Henry invade France in 1544?

Answer 15

He sailed with an army of 48,000 men to Calais and captured Boulogne

Question 16

When was the Treaty of Andres signed

Answer 16

1546

Question 17

What did the Treaty of Andres do?

Answer 17

The French would pay all the pension money outstanding and Boulogne would be returned to the French in 1554

Question 18

What were Henry’s foreign policy aims?

Answer 18

Pursuing an active foreign policy against the French, reviving dreams of conquering France
Gaining honour and glory in the style of medieval monarchs
Maintaining good trade links with the Netherlands
Statesman - peacemaker of Europe
Securing his dynasty through foreign marriages

Question 19

when was the battle of spurs?

Answer 19

1513

Question 20

what happened with the battle of spurs?

Answer 20

the English captured the towns of therouanne and tournai

Question 21

when was the treaty of st Germaine en Laye

Answer 21

1514

Question 22

what was the treaty of st Germaine en Laye

Answer 22

negotiated a French annual pension to England of £10,000 and Henry’s continuous control over Tournai

Question 23

when was the marriage of Louis XII and Mary Tudor

Answer 23

1514

Question 24

when was the treaty of etaples

Answer 24

1510

Question 25

what did the treaty of etaples do

Answer 25

anti-french alliance between England, Spain and the HRE

Question 26

when was the battle of pavia?

Answer 26

1525

Question 27

when was the league of cognac?

Answer 27

1526