Foreign policy 1509-1514

• start of henrys reign

  • william warum and richard fox renewed the treaty of etaples which acknoleged henry 8th
  • henry wanted harsh foreign policy
  • christopher bainbridge (archbishop of york) was sent to the papacy
  • pursue pope julius ii into an alliance against france
  • holy league created in 1511- spain, holy roman empire, venece and papancy
  • henry was being used by ferdinand and maximmilain
• 1512 events

  • 10,000 men sent to southwest france led by Marquis of Dorset
  • being used by ferdinand as henry distracted france so span could invade
• 1513 events

  • wolsey organiseed 11,000 men
  • henry led the army in northeast france
  • battle of spurs between england and france
  • england took over therouanne and tourni (ungracious doghole)
  • wasnt successful and not celebrated
• impact of 1513 events

  • expensive-liquid assests
  • rumblings about taxation
  • lost french pension
  • france paid less for the land back
  • futher campaign planed in 1514 abandoned
  • wolsey showed skill
• wolsey actions

  • renegotiated the etaples pension as france dotn want war
  • married louis xii of france and mary (henrys younger sister) but the marrige laster 3 months before he died
• other 1513 events

  • scottish invasion
  • battle of flodden- james iv v earl of surrey with a 26,000 army
  • james iv killed with a lot of scottish noblitiy
  • infant james V wasnt exploited from henry