henry viii foreign policy

Question 1

what were the aims of henrys foreign policy

Answer 1

• he wanted to be the king of France
• he wanted England to be a bigger player in Europe
• glory/war
• trade/economy

Question 2

why did henry want glory

Answer 2

renaissance prince who wanted to prove himself

Question 3

what year did Henry join the Holy league

Answer 3

1511

Question 4

who was in the Holy league

Answer 4

Pope, Venice, Spain, England

Question 5

when did Henry invade France in the first French war

Answer 5

1512

Question 6

what happened in the first invasion of France in 1512

Answer 6

sent 10000 troops bayonne - failure! men were diseased

Question 7

why was this bad for henrys reputation

Answer 7

Ferdinand had betrayed and used Henry as a distraction to seize navarre and make peace with French - naive and embarrassing !!

Question 8

who did Henry ally with in 1513

Answer 8

maximillian (HRE)

Question 9

what happened with henrys invasion in 1913 into northern france

Answer 9

25000 where be captured therouanne and tournai and won the battle of spurs

Question 10

why was this capture more significant for maximillian

Answer 10

more strategically important

Question 11

who orchestrated the invasion

Answer 11

wolsey

Question 12

what Good things came out of the invasion

Answer 12

• recognised as having claim to French throne
• (ARGUABLY) retained therouanne and tournai
• received pension
• rise of wolsey!

Question 13

when was the battle of flodden

Answer 13

1513

Question 14

why did the battle of flodden start

Answer 14

retaliation for henrys invasion of France - Louis XII invoked terms of the auld alliance

Question 15

how many Scottish troops crossed into england

Answer 15

60000

Question 16

who died at the battle of flodden

Answer 16

James IV, the Scottish king meaning a baby was now the monarch

Question 17

who won the battle of flodden

Answer 17

England

Question 18

another instance of embarrassment for henry

Answer 18

Charles v agreed on joint attack on France but didn’t send troops

Question 19

what was the main conclusion of the battle of pavia

Answer 19

The HRE was the dominant force over france

Question 20

what did wolsey introduce to raise money

Answer 20

amicable grant

Question 21

why was the amicable grant bad

Answer 21

too much money, led to rebellions across country

Question 22

what did Charles refuse in 1525

Answer 22

to marry Mary tudor

Question 23

why was being rejected by Charles bad

Answer 23

more vulnerable to France so needed to make a change in policy with them

Question 24

what treaties were formed between France and England and when

Answer 24

• treaty of the more 1525
• the league of cognac 1526
• treaty of Westminster 1527
• treaty of amiens 1527

Question 25

why was battle of pavia bad for france

Answer 25

Francis died along with 10000 soldiers

Question 26

how long until France and England warred again

Answer 26

1543

Question 27

what did England control in ireland

Answer 27

pale of dublin

Question 28

what did England fear with ireland

Answer 28

that the Spanish would take control and use it as a base to invade

Question 29

who was most powerful family in ireland

Answer 29

fitzgeralds

Question 30

why did Henry need to control the fitzgeralds

Answer 30

- they supported pretenders such as lambert Simnel - they remained Catholic after the reformation

Question 31

what did Henry do to control Ireland/fitzgeralds

Answer 31

- created a more solid government - Irish bibles to swear allegiance to him