Non-aggression pact between HRE, France, Spain and Burgundy as a united front against the Turks.
-> Henry has wasted his inheritance, can't afford another campaign in France so turns to diplomacy instead
-> The crusade didn't happen AND England isn't a dominant nation
Field of the Cloth of Gold (1520)
Henry meets with Francis of France to seek out an alliance
-> successful in showing of mutual wealth BUT Henry was beaten by Francis in a wrestling match.
-> Wolsey is Pro-France and does not want a war. Needs Cardinal approval to advance in the Church
Treaty of Cambrai (1517)
Peace between France and the Holy Roman Empire.
-> Duke of Albany was sent by Francis to Scotland to stir up trouble between Scotland and England
Treaty of Noyon (1516)
The death of Ferdinand of Aragon and established peace between Spain and France.
Treaty of Bruges (1521)
A secret alliance between Wolsey and Charles V of HRE to go to war together against France during the 1521-1526 Italian Wars.
Reinforced an Anglo-Habsburg alliance
Battle of Pavia (1525)
Crucial moment in the Italian wars as it regularly involved conflict between France, Spain and the HRE.
-> England was merely a sideshow
-> Charles V was victorious due to the capture of Francis I and was held captive for some time
Anti-Imperial League of Cognac (1526)
England was influentual in the formation of an alliance against the Holy Roman Emporer, consisting of France, the Papacy, Venice, Milan and Florence - known as the League of Cognac
-> Wolsey kept England out of the treaty, as it was not signed in London as he wished, 'Arbiter of policy'
