Tudor section 2: Unit 3

• Lesson 11-14 FOREIGN POLICY

  1509-1514
• Henry's foreign policy

  Conflict of interests between the king and inherited councillors of H7-they sought continuation of peace
• Treaty of Etaples renewed

  1510
• Holy League

  1510
• 1st Invasion of France


  1512
• 2nd Invasion of France

  1513
• Battle of Spurs

  1513
• Battle of Flodden


  1513
• What happened?

  1. Negotiations began by councillors for continued peace

  2. H8 sent Archbishop of Rome to persuade Pope-alliance against French

  3. Led to Holy League England, Spain, HRE, Venice & Pope

  4. H8 sent 10000 men to France under Marquis of Dorset

  5. HB led a force to NE France

  6. Won Battle of Spurs

  7. Captured towns of Tournai and Therouanne

  8. James 4 of Scotland crossed border with substantial force

  9. Defeated by smaller English led by Earl of Surrey

  10. James 4 Scottish nobility killed

  11. Throne infant James 5
• Lesson 11-14 FOREIGN POLICY

  1514-1526
• Henry's foreign policy

  Ran out of money to continue warlike policy
• • Not able to exploit the weaknesses of James 4 death
  • Sought peace with France- Mary to Louis 12
  • No clear theme to fp
  • Alliance made and broken
  • England minor power-couldn't compete with Spain and France
  • HB overestimated England's power- Wols forced to made policy based on false assumption
  • Auld alliance (France and Scotland) strong-England's relations affected by relations with the other
• Marriage of Louis XII to Mary

  1514
• Louis XII dies


  1515
• Ferdinand dies-Treaty of Noyon


  1516
• Treaty of Cambrai

  1517
• Arrival of Duke of Albany


  1517
• Treaty of London

  1518
• Charles V-HRE


  1519
• Field of Cloth of Gold


  1520
• Treaty of Bruges

  1521
• War with France

  1522
• Battle of Pavia

  1525
• Peace with France

  1525
• League of Cognac


  1526
• Sack of Rome


  1527
• Treaty of Amiens

  1527
• Landriano

  1529
• Peace of Cambrai

  1529
• Wolsey's fall

  1529
• French alliance


  1532
• Great Matter


  1532-1539
• Ireland


  1509
• What happened?

  1. Early reign: England controlled the Pale

  2. Earl of Kildare Fitzgerald, dominant Irish nobleman

  3. Geraldine-Butler feud restarted-relationship of HB + Kidare broke down

  4. Kildare dismissed-rebellion 1934 led by Kildare's son

  5. Difficult + costly to end

  6. HB wanted more control/2 Irish lords invaded the Pale in 1939

  7. 1541-Govemment regained control+set up a separate kingdom around the Pale under English law
• Battle of Solway Moss

  1542
• Treaty of Greenwich


  1543
• The 3rd French war

  1544
• Matters got worse

  1545
• What happened?

  1. Invasion-success-Scots defeated- James V died- heir was 1 wook old Mary Stuart

  2. HB didn't invade Scotland-more interested in France

  3. HB pursued policy of 'rough wooing-marriage of Edward to Mary

  4. Edward + Mary formally betrothed

  5. Earl of Arran deserted English + Scottish govemment would not ratify the Treaty

  6. HB ordered the Earl of Hertford to raid Edinburgh, Leith St. Andrews punishment

  7. H8 made an alliance with HRE allowing him to invade France

  8. H8-huge army (HB had serious health problems)

  9. Imperial aliance said H8 should have marched on Paris but HB decided to stay in Calais

  10. Emperor had enough of the conflict made separate peace with France

  11. Francis-troops to Scotland for invasion

  12. English defeated- Ancrum Moor

  13. French landed in Isle of Wight

  14. Mary Rose sank in Solent

  15. Peace agreed-both ran out of £
• Henry's foreign policy aims

  • Glory
  • Honour
  • Conquest with France
  • Succession + Securing of the Dynasty
  • Trade
  • Money
  • Imperial ambition