Henry VIII - Foreign Policy

Question 1

When was the Battle of Flodden?

Answer 1

1513

Question 2

What was the Auld Alliance?

Answer 2

Alliance between Scotland and France

Question 3

What happened at the Battle of Flodden?

Answer 3

Scotland tried to invade England whilst Henry VIII was in France but Catherine of Aragon still managed to defeat the Scottish and in the fighting King James IV of Scotland was killed.

Question 4

What did James IV’s death at the Battle of Flodden mean?

Answer 4

It meant that the Scottish threat was gone for nearly the entirety of Henry VIII’s reign.

Question 5

When was the Battle of Solway Moss?

Answer 5

1542

Question 6

What happened in the Battle of Solway Moss?

Answer 6

The English defeated the Scottish in battle and a couple of weeks later King James V died and this meant that again the Scottish problem was subdued.

Question 7

When was Charles V crowned King of Spain?

Answer 7

1516

Question 8

What happened between Henry VIII and Charles V in the second French campaign?

Answer 8

Charles promised to help Henry but in the end he abandoned Henry and this lead to no gains for Henry and showed how Henry was out of his depth.

Question 9

What happened in 1527 which made Charles V and Henry VIII rivals?

Answer 9

Henry tried to get an annulment from Charles’ aunt, Catherine of Aragon.

Question 10

Why was Henry VIII lucky that there were hostilities between France and Spain?

Answer 10

He was lucky as it meant there couldn’t be a Catholic crusade against him.

Question 11

What was the Anglo-Imperial alliance?

Answer 11

in 1543 England and Spain became allies again and formed this alliance against France.

Question 12

What happened when Charles V marched on Paris in 1544?

Answer 12

Charles V unexpectedly made peace with France and this left Henry by himself again.

Question 13

What was Henry VIII biggest success with foreign policy?

Answer 13

The capture of Boulogne in 1544.

Question 14

What was Henry VIII main aim?

Answer 14

To take the French crown, however he never achieved this.

Question 15

When was the first French campaign?

Answer 15

1512-1513

Question 16

What happened in the first French campaign?

Answer 16

Henry won Tournai and Therouanne.
Battle of Flodden (Scotland).
Battle of Spurs.

Question 17

When was the Field of Cloth of Gold?

Answer 17

1520

Question 18

What was the Field of Cloth of Gold?

Answer 18

Show of diplomatic friendship between France and England.

Question 19

What was the Treaty of London?

Answer 19

1518, peace in Europe and is called Treaty of London to make England seem important.

Question 20

When was the second French campaign?

Answer 20

1522-1525

Question 21

What happened in the second French campaign?

Answer 21

Nothing and this was Henry’s least successful campaign against France and it caused problems in England as Henry had to raise extra tax to fund it.

Question 22

What happened England’s foreign policy in the years 1523-1529?

Answer 22

Adopted a diplomatic policy due to Wolsey.

Question 23

What were the Wilderness Years?

Answer 23

1529-1538, nothing really happened and the diplomatic policy had been abandoned due to Wolsey’s death, Henry concentrates on the Reformation.

Question 24

What happened when Henry was seeking new Protestant alliances?

Answer 24

1538-1540.
Schamlkaddic league formed of Protestant countires.
Marriage to Anne of Cleeves.

Question 25

When was Henry VIII crowned king of Ireland?

Answer 25

1541

Question 26

When was third French campaign?

Answer 26

1541-1546

Question 27

What happened in the third French campaign?

Answer 27

Henry VIII captured Boulogne in 1544 and this was his most successful campaign.