How Successful Was H8 For Pol In The Years 1509-1529 Flashcards
1509-1515
Renewal of the T of Etaples… good but broken quickly
B of Spurs- successful but exceptionally expensive… little strategic interest Therouanne + Tournai
B of Flodden Field- won but mostly Cath as H= commanding in Fr
T of St Germain en Laye 1514 - Mary marry Louis + eng keep Tournai positive
Overall… pos in proving H’s mil power but super expensive + held little importance in the grand scheme of for pol. Just wanted to prove he was capable
1516-1521
1517 P of Cambrai… eng = isolated ‘laughing stock of Europe’
1518 T of London… Wol = arbiter vv pos
c1 = k of sp + HRE upset balance of power not going to follow t of London
1520 field of cloth and gold… somewhat pos v expensive but showing pos negotiations w/ fr
Overall…. Attempts at positive relations however falling short… other powers in Europe are too great… lasting influence Eng had to regain their reputation
1522-26
3 pronged attack 1523… w/ Sp + D of Bourbon… w/in 50 miles of Paris but ends up failing bc of bad weather… another expense
B of Pavia- F1 taken prisoner by C5, H8 tries to lay claim to the fr throne… annoys c5, calls off marriage to Mary= fail
T of Madrid, embarrassing treaty for f1… doesn’t honour
Overall… another expensive period with no real success… brought about domestic challenges such as Reb from amicable grant
1526-29
T of Westminster, anti-imperial alliance E + France
Sack of Rome 1527… c5 takes pope as prisoner, issue as H wants divorce 1529 T of Barcelona… c5 wouldn’t grant as cath = cousin
1529 P of Cambrai… peace in Europe Eng isolated… again!! Fail
Overall… nothing positive T of Westminster = not followed, c5 has ultimate power in Europe… h8 cannot compete, fail
Conclusion
VV few positives, the only positives cost an obscene amount of money + were of little consequence, nothing major such as B of Spurs
H8 for pol = extremely expensive £1.4 million between 1511-1525
Ended up isolated, aft first isolation in 1518 for pol was more trepidations, never recovered…
Treaties were not followed and did not achieve his aims.
