Henry VIII's Foreign Policy
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- Henry VIII's Foreign Policy
- France
- First French War 1512- 1514
- 1511- England joined the Holy League Alliance
- Motive: Capture land in France with help from Spain
- English troops were left by themselves
- France and Spain restored peace
- Henry allied with Spain and HRE and captured Tournai and Theoranne
- Motive: Capture land in France with help from Spain
- 1511- England joined the Holy League Alliance
- Second French War 1522- 1525
- England declared war in 1522
- 1523, Duke of Bourbon went against France
- could cause an upheaval as Duke of Suffolk with 11K troops was heading to Paris
- failed to gather support in Paris
- 1525- Battle of Pavia
- In northern Italy, Francis' army was defeated and he was captured
- Henry tried to convince Charles to take the French throne but he refused
- annulled his marriage with Mary
- Francis and Henry made peace
- Henry acted as 'protector' in Francis' League of Cognac
- Third French War 1543- 1546
- 1544: March on Paris btwn Charles and Henry
- 48K men surrounded Boulogne and successfully captured it
- Treaty in 1546
- Henry was allowed to keep Boulogne and France paid pensions
- 1544: March on Paris btwn Charles and Henry
- 1515- 1521
- 1518- Treaty of London
- Pope Leo X sent a rep. to London to mobilis support against the Ottomans
- Wolsey made this a universal peace treaty
- signed by over 20 European rulers
- brought prestige to England
- 1520- Field of Cloth of Gold
- btwn Francis and Henry in Calais
- seen as a parade of money and wealth
- cost a year's income
- Treaty of Bruges 1521
- Wolsey met with Charles V
- agreed to go to war with France if Francis didn't make peace
- 1518- Treaty of London
- First French War 1512- 1514
- Scotland
- First Scottish War 1513
- Relations with Scots deteriorated bc of Auld Alliance
- James launched a raid in England during the 1st French War
- crushed by Catharine of Aragon's response
- Battle of Flodden
- 10K Scots killed and James
- Margaret Tudor was left regent
- Second Scottish War 1542- 47
- Henry and James agreed to meet at York which James stood up
- resulted in Battle of Soloway Moss where the Scots lost
- Henry pushed for a marriage alliance btwn MoS and Edward
- resulted in Battle of Soloway Moss where the Scots lost
- Treaty of Greenwich 1543
- Peace was established and a marriage alliance btwn Edward and MoS
- annulled when the French took over
- Henry and James agreed to meet at York which James stood up
- First Scottish War 1513
- France
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