Henry VIII and Wolsey

• When was the Accession of Henry VIII?

  1509
• Who was Henry VIII's first wife?

  Catherine of Aragon
• When was the Battle of the Spurs?

  1513
• What word can be used to describe the over exaggerated Battle of the Spurs?

  Skirmish
• In what year did Wolsey become chief minister?

  1514
• In what year did Wolsey become Cardinal?

  1515
• In what year did Wolsey get appointed Lord Chancellor?

  1515
• As well as being a Cardinal, Wolsey earned himself the title of being a papal legate in 1518.
• When was the Treaty of London?

  October 1518
• When was the Field of Cloth of Gold?

  June 1520
• In August 1521, Wolsey met Francis I of France at Calais.
• In August 1521, Wolsey met Charles V at Bruges.
• When was the Amicable Grant?

  1525
• When was the Treaty of the More with France?

  1525
• When was the Eltham Ordinances?

  1526
• When was Wolsey instructed to explore the possibility of obtaining a divorce?

  1527
• When was Wolsey removed from power?

  1529
• Henry was able to launch his expedition to France in 1512 with the aim of taking Aquitaine. Following the alliance with Ferdinand, an army was sent to northern Spain in preparation for a coordinated campaign. However, Ferdinand simply used the presence of English troops as a distraction to the French and took the opportunity to seize lands he desired in the Pyrenees. The English army was short of supplies and unwelcome among the locals and returned home at the end of the campaigning season having achieved nothing but at large expense.
• What year was Henry VIII's first expedition into France?

  1512
• What year was Henry VIII's second expedition into France?

  1513
• In Henry VIII's second expedition into France, what towns was he able to capture?

  1. Tournai
  2. Therouanne
• Which town that Henry VIII captured was handed over to Maximilian in 1513?

  Therouanne