Henry VIII International Politics (Foreign Policy 1509 onwards) - created from Mind Map

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League of Cambrai 1508

Featured all major powers of Europe against Venetians

England excluded

Lasted until 1510

United Pope, France and HRE together

Holy League 1511

Was created to unite all of Europe including England against France

Moved Venice onto the side of masses - were not the enemy

Made England centre of European Politics

1512 Campaigns in France

Henry allies with Spain to invade France

England had to leave after desertion, mutiny and dysentry

Spain invade from South, take Navarre - all they were after?

1513 - Battle of Spurs

Henry allies with Maximillian (HRE)

First military involvement by Wolsey - efficient, effective and up to date

humiliating defeat for French

Makes Henry head of the Holy League Crusades - glory, chivalry - goals

Henry didn't conquer France and make a great empire - mocked internationally? France were paying £10,000 p.a. not to invade France and Henry spent £1.5m in a year.

1513 - Battle of Flodden Field

James fought with around 35k soldiers (after desertion) and Henry's forces 26k.

Henry away fighting in France so the army was under the control of Catherine of Aragon and the Duke of Surrey

English outnumbered by around 10k but still won

England killed James, 9 Earls and 14 Lords of Parliament

Showed the trust that Henry held in Catherine and allies to leave them in defence of the country.

Destroyed the Auld Alliance - Scots worthless and isolated France

Louis XII dies 1515

1516 England allied with Spain against France but was betrayed

1517 England allied with HRE again betrayed

Treaty of London 1518

Achieved European peace

Will also achieve Papal Ratificiation

Gave England a way to take control of Francis

Designed to unite the countries of Christianity against the concerning Ottoman Empire

1520 - Field of the Cloth of Gold

Built an entire town and castle from scratch

England spent around £2m, each camp occupied 2.5 acres and was categorised by the two tents made of gold lined fabric.

Used to bring Francis and Henry together as renaissance men

Spending excess - fountain which continously pumped out red wine, people pumping it from the underground 'reservoir of wine'

Henry and Francis ally but the alliance is broken after 2 weeks as Henry signed a treaty with Charles ensuring that neither of the two sign treaties with France for 2 years.

Treaty of Windsor 1522 - the finalisation of an attack on France

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