- Henry VII dies and King Henry VIII succeeds to the throne
- Controlled by Henry VII's pacifist councillors for first few years
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1511: Court Approval of War
- Henry gets court approval to go to war with France
- Henry is still young at this point and yearns for war, glory and looks to influences like Henry V and Arthurian Legends for inspiration
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1512
- England joins anti-French alliance: The Holy League, organised by the Pope which includes HRE
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1513: First French War
England invades France but is used as a diversion by Ferdinand for his own ends.
After initially failures, Tournai captured and garrisoned at great cost.
Battle of Spurs gave a minor but glorious victory
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1513: Scotland
In Henry's absence, James IV of Scotland invades England but is killed at the Battle of Flodden, thus removing Scottish threat for decades
- Little personal glory for Henry as Katherine responsible
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1514
Anglo - French alliance made as Ferdinand and Maximillian had both lost interest in attacking France. Mary Tudor married to Louis XII
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1515
Henry fails to mobilise alliance against new and aggressive French King, Francis I
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1518: Treaty of London
20 States gather in London to swear universal peace across Christendom: Non- aggression and collective security.
- Pope had been calling for a crusade
- Much prestige for Henry and Wolsey - Arbiters of peace
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1520: Field of Cloth of Gold
Lavish meeting with Francis I outside Calais, huge expense as Habsburg - Valois tensions rise
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1520: Other meetings
Other meetings with Charles V in London and Francis I in Calais: England a highly desirable ally
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1521: Treaty of Bruges
Wolsey agrees joint invasion of France with Charles V
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1523
England invades France and tried to attack Paris in three pronged assault with Charles and Duke of Bourdon - Unimpressive failure
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1525 Battle of Pavia
Charles defeats Francis I and so controls Northern Italy and takes Francis prisoner. Charles becomes less friendly, so English policy becomes pro-French
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1526 Treaty of Cognac
Anti- Habsburg league arranged and funded by England
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1527 Imperial sack of Rome
Charles takes Pope prisoner, thus making divorce from Katherine of Aragon impossible
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1528
England and France declare war on Charles but no army mobilised
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1529
Peace of Cambrai between Spain, France and the Pope gives Charles control of Northern Italy.
England left isolated and ends any chance of divorce from Catherine
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Situation in 1529
- Henry left isolated ( Charles, Francis, Pope allied)
Vast sums of money had been spent on wars but no territory gained
- Divorce from Katherine was impossible
- England more active in Foreign Affairs than under Henry VII
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Other cards in this set
Card 2
Front
- Henry VII dies and King Henry VIII succeeds to the throne
- Controlled by Henry VII's pacifist councillors for first few years
Back
1509 : Henry VIII succeeds throne
Card 3
Front
- Henry gets court approval to go to war with France
- Henry is still young at this point and yearns for war, glory and looks to influences like Henry V and Arthurian Legends for inspiration
Back
Card 4
Front
- England joins anti-French alliance: The Holy League, organised by the Pope which includes HRE
Back
Card 5
Front
England invades France but is used as a diversion by Ferdinand for his own ends.
After initially failures, Tournai captured and garrisoned at great cost.
Battle of Spurs gave a minor but glorious victory
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