Henry VIII- Foreign policy💛

Question 1

What was the truce with France in 1510?

Answer 1

-Henry wanted to go to war but was tricked into a truce by his advisers Archbishop Warham and Bishop Fox.

Question 2

What year was the first French war?

Answer 2

1512-1514.

Question 3

What happened in the first French war 1512-1514?

Answer 3

-Launched an expedition in 1512 with aim to take Aquitaine.

-Ferdinand actually using English as a distraction to seize lands in the Pyrenees.

-Based his attack around Calais as England in control of it.

-Very expensive and low supplies.

-Took Theroanne

-Sieged Tournai- battle of Spurs ‘the battle hath been so great’

Question 4

What happened in the Scottish war led by Catherine of Aragon? (The battle of Flodden)

Answer 4

-Battle of Flodden against the Scots removed the Scottish threat entirely after James IV was killed. (and lots of nobles).

-Exhausted finances.

Question 5

What was the treaty of London 1518?

Answer 5

-Wolsey hijacked a papal initiative to launch a crusade against the Turks and turned it into an international peace treaty

-made England the centre of international peace.

-each country signed an individual agreement with england as well

Question 6

When was the treaty of London signed?

Answer 6

October 1518.

Question 7

Was the treaty of London a success?

Answer 7

A short lived success.

Question 8

What year was the field of cloth of gold?

Answer 8

1520.

Question 9

What was the field of cloth of gold?

Answer 9

-Trying to make England centre of European stage.

-Meeting to continue peace policies.

-Between Henry, Charles and Francis.

-Nothing more than an elaborate expensive jousting match.

Question 10

How successful was the field of cloth of gold?

Answer 10

Francis and Charles ended up in war in 1521 anyway.

Question 11

What date was the second French war?

Answer 11

1523-1525

Question 12

What happened to the planned attack of France in 1525 after the battle of Pavia?

Answer 12

-Unable to raise taxes.

-Charles refused to attack and annulled the marriage with Henry’s daughter

Question 13

What happened at the battle of Pavia?

Answer 13

-Charles recaptured Milan and captured Francis at the Battle

Question 14

What year was the treaty of Bruges?

Answer 14

1521.

Question 15

What did the treaty of Bruges establish?

Answer 15

Wolsey agreed with the emperor to invade France unless France made peace with Charles

Question 16

What happened in the second French war?

Answer 16

-England tried to send an army to France in 1523

-Charles abandoned them because he was more interested in the recapturing of Milan.

Question 17

What was the treaty of Moore?

Answer 17

• giving up the French claim to the Throne- pension from France

Question 18

What was the league of Cognac

Answer 18

Reversed the French defeat of Pavia.

Question 19

What was the treaty of amines and Westminster?

Answer 19

Anglo French agreement to attack Charles

Question 20

What also counts as foreign policy?

Answer 20

The divorce proceedings- as it was related to Charles V

Question 21

henry viii aims

Answer 21

1. glory in france
2. gain french crown
3. demonstrate england as a major power
4. secure the dynasty

Question 22

wolsey aims foreign policy

Answer 22

1. balance of power in europe
2. papal links
3. humanisitic peace
4. serve the king

Question 23

who did henry negotiate a marriage alliance with for his sister mary

Answer 23

louis xii of france

Question 24

who became king of france when louis xii died in 1515

Answer 24

francis 1

Question 25

when did charles v become holy roman emperor

Answer 25

1519