Henry VIII Foreign Policy Successes and Failures
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- Created on: 09-11-20 11:43
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- King of France
- Failures
- 1512 Bayonne campaign (12,000 troops)
- 1513 Northern France campaign, Battle of Spurs pyrrhic victory
- Propaganda - in reality no great victory
- Therouanne and Tournai on the Burgundian/French border - Maximillian strategic benefit, former given to HRE and latter garrisoned until 1518
- Huge financial cost, little benefit - £960,000 annual income only £110,000
- 1523 Bourbon rebellion - planned triple attack with En/ChV
- Suffolk and 11,000 to Paris, abandoned by allies
- 1525 Pavia forced change in policy to France
- ChV abandoned marriage to Mary
- H8 lacked resources to invade without ChV, forced to make peace: 'diplomatic resolution', Treaty of the More 1525
- 1530s lack of focus on FP - evidence of failure to achieve aim and isolation in diplomacy after 1529 Peace of Cambrai
- Took advantage of re-opening of H/V rivalry in 1541
- 1544 - 48,000 men took only Boulogne and faced war on two fronts as FI supported Scotland
- Stood alone as 1544 Peace of Crepy ChV and FI made alliance
- Cost - £2.1 million
- Successes
- 1512-14 Henry stamped mark on European affairs, announced presence to other powers
- Waged war - key task of Renaissance Prince. Led invasion of France 1513
- Received pension from France and Mary married Louis XII
- Showed support Henry had from nobles and gentry, 1540s led the charge
- Always collected pensions, surrendered claims to throne for pensions in 1525
- Treaty of the More, Treaty of Ardes, 1546 kept Boulogne and outstanding pensions paid
- Failures
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