Henry VIII: foreign policy Flashcards
identify two of Henry VIII’s foreign policy aims
land, military glory, prestige, peace
in which year did the Battle of the Spurs take place?
1513
name the two French settlements Henry gained as a result of the Battle of the Spurs
Tournai and Therouanne
during which battle was James IV of Scotland killed?
Battle of Flodden
who came to the French throne in 1515?
King Francis I of France
in which year was the Treaty of London signed?
1518
who became King of Spain and Holy Roman Emperor during this period?
Charles (I of Spain, V HRE)
what is the name given to the meeting between Henry and the Francis which took place in 1520?
Field of the Cloth of Gold
what was the name of the anti-Habsburg alliance set up in 1526?
the League of Cognac
how much did Henry spend fighting wars between 1512 and 1525?
£1,400,000
who was directing foreign policy in the years 1513 to 1529?
Wolsey
which power was laying siege to Vienna in the 1530s?
the Ottoman Empire
what did the Pope do to Henry in 1538?
excommunicate him
name the group of Protestant princes which was set up in 1531
the Schmalkaldic League
what was the name of the battle with Scotland that took place in 1542?
Battle of Solway Moss
