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Flashcards by Izzy Noone, updated more than 1 year ago
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| Question | Answer |
| Describe relations with France at the beginning of Henry VIII's reign | Henry revived hostility. Lead an army into France in 1512 which achieved very little. Second expedition in 1513 under Wolsey |
| What was the Battle of the Spurs? | Henry's second expedition into France with Wolsey. Resulted in the capture of the fortress of Therouanne and the town of Tournai. Henry was given an annual payment for giving up his claims to the French throne. |
| How many troops did the English army lose in the Battle of Flodden (September 1513)? | 1500 compared to the Scot's 10,000 |
| How did Wolsey try to frame England as in foreign policy? | As a peacemaker in Europe. England lacked the resources to wage war amongst most other countries but Wolsey was careful not to ignore Henry's need for glory in war. |
| Who did Leo X call for a crusade against in 1513? | The spread of Ottoman power in Eastern Europe |
| How did Wolsey see this as an opportunity? | He called for all of the major powers in Europe to settle their differences and live under "universal peace" |
| How many countries signed the Treaty of London (1518)? | Over two dozen countries |
| What did the Treaty of London state? | It committed the countries to avoid war or risk being attacked by the rest of the signatories. |
| When did the Treaty of London's terms begin to become increasingly threatened? | When Charles V took the throne of the Holy Roman Empire in 1519. He inherited such a great amount of land that it threatened most of Europe- including France which was encircled. Francis I and Charles V were in direct opposition |
| When was the Field of the Cloth of Gold? | June 1520 |
| Why was it held? | To try and secure an image of England being a neutral power broker by arranging meetings with both the Habsburgs and France |
| Why was Spain the more attractive alliance? | Henry was married to Catherine of Aragon and wanted to make substantial territorial gains in France. |
| When did Henry declare war on France | 1522 |
| How much did the military intervention achieve? | Very little at a high expense |
| What did Henry hope when Francis I was captured after the Battle of Pavia in 1525 in Italy? | He hoped it could be exploited; he called for Charles to help him end French independence but Charles was unwilling to pursue English interests that did not match his own so he refused. |
| Why did Wolsey join anti-Habsburg alliance negotiations in 1526 (League of Cognac)? | To try and play the peacemaker and to pressure Charles into being more reasonable. |
| What was happening at the same time as Wolsey trying to find a route between France and Spain? | Henry had decided to seek a divorce from Catherine of Aragon |
| What did this force Wolsey to do? | Take a more direct stand against Charles |
| What happened in June 1529? | Charles defeated the French at the Battle of Landriano |
| Why was very little attention paid to foreign policy in the 1530s? | Most of the European powers were preoccupied with the Ottoman Turks attacking the Holy Roman Empire and the Mediterranean. Cromwell was focused on achieving control of the English church |
| How did Cromwell try to strengthen England's relations with other Protestant countries in Europe? | He arranged a marriage between Anne of Cleves and Henry in January 1540 |
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