Henry VIII 1509-1529
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- Created on: 19-05-15 23:45
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- Henry VIII Foreign Policy 1509-1529
- Stage 2: Peace and Diplomacy
- Due to death of Louis(1515), Ferdinand (1516) and Maximillian (1519), new rulers, Francis and Charles, put Henry/Eng in the shade
- Due to expense of war and new rulers, Eng became 'Brokers of Euro Peace'
- 1515: Duke of Albany returns to Scot as King, French-Scot alliance
- June 1520:Field of Cloth and Gold, meeting between Fra and Eng, increasing Henry's prestige
- 1518: Treaty of London, universal peace organised by Wolsey, highpoint of international status
- As Henry was on good terms with both, he could choose alliance
- Due to death of Louis(1515), Ferdinand (1516) and Maximillian (1519), new rulers, Francis and Charles, put Henry/Eng in the shade
- Stage 1: Conquest in France
- 1513: English Navy Defeated at Brest, Marquis of Dorset's men sent home due to ill discplined
- August 1513: Henry personally led troops in Battle of Spurs, Therouanne and Tournai captured, all planned by Wolsey
- This was military glory that was desired, but to a small extent
- Sep 1513: Earl of Surrey won a decisive battle at Flodden against Scot, killing James IV, leaving Henry's sister as regent
- 1514: Treaty with France, Tournai kept with annual pension, marriage alliance with Louis and Henry's sister
- Wolsey's first diplomatic achievement
- Stage 4: War against Spain 1525-1527
- 1525: Move towards an alliance with Fra rather than Spa
- 1527: As Charles had taken the Pope virtual prisoner after invasion of Rome, Henry could not achieve his divorce, led to fall of Wolsey
- 1528: War with Spa, however amounted to nothing.
- June 1529: French defeated at Landriano, Eng only included in peace treaty at last min thanks to Wolsey
- 1527: Treaty of Westminster with Fra, agreeed perpetual peace
- Stage 3: War against France - 1522-1525
- May 1522: England sent an army to France but achieved nothing due to lack of support from Charles
- Start of distrust of Charles
- Bourbon rebellion failed, Charles couldn't pay men and cost Eng £400,000
- Start of distrust of Charles
- 1523: Planned rebellion of the Duke of Bourbon would start invasion from Charles and Henry
- Bourbon rebellion failed, Charles couldn't pay men and cost Eng £400,000
- 1525: After Charles victory at Pavia, Eng envisaged a joint invasion of France
- However never materialised, and Charles repudiated marriage treaty with Mary
- Amicable Grant designed to raise money ran into serious resistance
- 1525: Peace with France, Treaty of More
- May 1522: England sent an army to France but achieved nothing due to lack of support from Charles
- Stage 2: Peace and Diplomacy
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