Tudors Flashcards
Revise for AS exam
Middle Age treaty between Scotland and France, which could be revived at any time
The Auld Alliance
2 reasons why Spain was England’s obvious ally for war against France
- Henry VII had allied with Spain
2. Spanish princess Catherine of Aragon had married Arthur (and would later go on to marry Henry VIII)
Year that Henry was crowned, and married Catherine of Aragon
1509
2 of Henry’s main early advisors, who opposed war with France, and in 1510 manipulated the king to extend his father’s truce with France
- Archbishop Warham
2. Bishop Fox
Name of the loose alliance of the Pope, Ferdinand, Henry, the Venetians, and the Swiss, which was directed against French ambitions in Italy
The Holy League
Year that Henry launched an attack on Guienne in south-west France, as a member of the Holy League
1512
Although Henry expected support from Ferdinand in his 1512 French campaign, what did Ferdinand view Henry as?
A distraction to enable him to seize Navarre
What did Ferdinand do after seizing Navarre, which left Henry high and dry?
Made peace with Louis XII
Name and date of the battle which enabled Henry to take the French town of Therouanne: to call it a battle is an overstatement, as the French cavalry didn’t engage in combat
Battle of the Spurs; August 1513
Who did Henry put in charge of supplying the army and organising his 1513 French campaign?
Wolsey
Year that Henry made his first attack on France without relying on his allies Ferdinand or Maximilian
1513
2 towns taken by Henry in the 1513 French campaign
- Tournai
2. Therouanne
Date of peace treaty between France and England, which agreed that:
- Henry would keep control of Tournai and Therouanne
- Louis XII would marry Henry’s sister Mary
August 1514
Name and date of the battle fought at the Scottish border, the climax of Scottish aggression, in which James IV was killed
Battle of the Flodden; September 1513
Date that James IV renewed the Auld Alliance with France
November 1512
Number of troops raised by James IV for the Battle of the Flodden, the largest army raised in Scottish history to that date
30k
2 reasons why Henry’s Privy Council was right to be suspicious of James IV leading up to the Battle of the Flodden
- Renewal of the Auld Alliance
2. Gathering of the biggest army in Scottish history
Name of man in charge of English forces at the Battle of the Flodden
Earl of Surrey
Number of English troops which remained in England to fight at the Battle of the Flodden
15k - 20k
What percentage of the Scottish army was killed at the Battle of the Flodden?
33%
