second phase of foreign policy and wolsey

Question 1

what new leaders threatened henry’s security

Answer 1

• 1515 king louix XII repleaced by Francis I

- 1516 Ferdinand replaced with Charles

Question 2

treaty of cambrai

Answer 2

1517
failures
Charles and Maximillian treaty with Francis left henry diplomatically isolated
opportunity to undermine anglo0scottish relations because of duke of Albany was member of French nobility

Question 3

treaty of London

Answer 3

1518
success of Wolsey
Wolsey called for the universal peace of European powers
over 12 countries. signed
prompted by perpetual peace
Wolsey got appointed the pope’s papal legate

Question 4

new found friendship France and England

Answer 4

1520
success although England lost tornai french agreed to pay English pension for compensation
and agreed to keep Albany out of Scotland creating more peace at anglo Scottish boarder

Question 5

field of cloth of gold

Answer 5

1520
positive cos it was a diplomatic encounter peace

negative as it was so expensive cost £15,000

Question 6

treaty of bruges

Answer 6

1521
spanish english allaince against france
conflict arose between francis and chalres which let Wolsey negotiate with Charles because
- he could improve relationship with pope who was worries to reduce french control over northern territory

Question 7

2nd french campaign

Answer 7

1522

henry declare was on France against Wolsey’s advice and was a failure

Question 8

deterioration of marriage to Catherine

Answer 8

• henry fathered Henry Fitzroy which confirmed henry’s ‘curse’ with Catherine
• 1526 henrys attention turned to anne boylen
• henry found Leviticus passage which supported divorce case

Question 9

why was henry Fitzroy a probelm

Answer 9

could cause civil war as if he announced heir apparent mary and maragets children would have a stronger claim and could cause infighting

Question 10

scriptural argument to henrys divorce

Answer 10

Wolsey argues that the validity of marriage was reliant on weather Catherine consummated marriage with the author

henry manipulated Leviticus which was contradictory was Leviticus actually states you should marry your brothers wife if he dies

Question 11

the fall of wolsey

Answer 11

• failure to secure henry’s divorce
• failure to achieve henry’s aims in foreign policy
• Boylen faction hinting that Wolsey was delaying divorce

Question 12

when did Wolsey lose henry’s confidence

Answer 12

1529

Question 13

successes of Wolsey

Answer 13

• court expenditure was reduced
• Wolsey dissolved 30 monastries due to low numbers
• prevents buckhinhams plot against hnery
• raised 200,000 through subsidy for war against frnace
• court of chnacey heard 450 cases a year

Question 14

failures of wolsey

Answer 14

• star chamber heard 120 cases which made him unpopualr as the nobility felt attacked
• amicable grants sparked opposition in 1925 had to be abandoned
• the 200,00 raised through subsidy was only a quarter of what henry requested

Question 15

why did the treaty of bruge fail

Answer 15

in 1925 Charkes reign victorious over france in the battle of pavia
henry wanted to get invovled with the victory but was denied by charles
chares went on to be victorius in the battle of landriano 1529