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Assessment of Henry
VIII foreign policy
- Successes
- In 1511 the Holy
League was signed
against France which
the Pope also signed
as 'Henry was
concerned that the
treat from Italy came
from France'- Pollard
- In 1513 the Victory at the
Battle of the Spurs against
France gained Tournai and
Theouranne which symbolised
Henrys renaissance kingship.
They were not seen as
permanent acquisitions but
rather bargaining tools with
France
- 1514 the Treaty of St
Garmaine makes peace with
France and England gets to
keep Tournai and the French
pension is renewed which is
a success because England is
bankrupt again like in 1485
so is in a vulnerable position
- In 1518 the Treaty of
London is signed which
was pioneered by Wolsey.
England was the centre of
international relations and
England was not isolated
- The Field of the
Cloth of Gold in 1520
highlighted Englands
power, prestige and
strength
- In 1513 the victory at
the Battle of Flodden
meant that James IV
killed along with
other nobles
- In 1521 the Treaty of Bruges
is evidence of how Wolsey
was able to conduct a flexible
and reactive FP due to the
fact that England was
bankrupt
- In 1526 the League of
Cognac could be argued
as a success because
England financed it
- Treaty of the
More in 1525
- Failures
- His aims and
ambitions were
unrealistic and
England was naieve
to think that they
could regain the
crown of France
- £1.4 million was spent
in the period 1511-1525
and the security that
Henry VII left had been
blown which provoked
a rebellion in response
to the Amicable Grant
- Diplomatic
revolution in 1525
meant that he
couldn't get the
annulment for
Henry as he had
backed the wrong
side
- League of
Cognac left
England
isolated
- The treaty with
France was
useless after the
death of Louis XII
- The Treaty of
London only
lasted 18
months
- The sack of
rome
impacted the
annulment
- Battle of Pavia
doesn't happen
due to Duke of
Bourbon
- Amicable
grant causes
10,000 to
rebel
- The Field of the
Cloth of Gold
didn't achieve
anything political