henry VIII foreign policy (1509-1547)

Question 1

Renewal of the treaty of Etaples (1510)

Answer 1

• continuation of the peace
• split attitudes/ efforts as Henry VIII wasn’t keen on the treaty whilst his councillers wanted to continue the peace - Henry VIII eventually signed the Treaty
• was an anti french alliance - Henry VIII joined the holy leage with the HRE, the papacy and venice

Question 2

the second invasion of France (1513) - the battle of the Spurs

Answer 2

• Henry VIII personally lead a 30k force of men into france which crossed into Calais in June (1513)
• was successful in the short term as managed to capture Tornaui and Therouanne which were property of england until (1518)
• Helped to further paint Henry VIII’s image as a warrior king

Question 3

The first invasion of France (1512)

Answer 3

• money + 12,000 troops were granted by parliament in (April 1512)
• command of Marquis of Dorset
• only used as a diversion to allow Ferdinand (Spain) to capture Navarae
• many english troops died whilst waiting for spanish troops to help them due to illness and disease
• lasted 2x months

Question 4

The Anglo French treaty (1514)

Answer 4

• max and ferdinand had been colluding behind Henry VIII’s back for a long time for a peace treaty
• Pope leo X also favoured peace in europe over war

Question 5

The Battle of Flodden (1513)

Answer 5

• when henry was away campaigning in france king james IV of scotland sent a small scottish army over the border to england
• The earl of surrey crushed the scottish forces
• meant that many of the french nobility and James IV himself were now dead on the battle field
• therefore james IV’s cousin Margaret ruled on the throne as a regent which was good for England and Henry VIII as this meant that there was a much more limited threat of invasion - England was more secure from Scottish Threat