Foreign policy

• Aim (1509-14)


  to be an imperial/ warrior king and conquer France like Henry V
• Countries involved (1509-14)

  France and Scotland
• 1512 invasion of France


  Henry sends 10,000 soldiers to southwest France

  He did not lead the battle

  Defeated at Gascony
• 1513 invasion of France


  Henry led the soldiers in Battle

  Success at the Battle of Spurs

  Captured tow French cities (Tournai and Therouanne)
• Battle of Flodden


  1513

  Anglo-Scottish conflict

  James iv killed which Henry fails to use to his advantage
• Aims (1514-26)

  inconsistent

  pursuing France and make England an internationally recognised power
• Counties involved (1514-16)


  France, Spain, HRE
• League of Cambrai


  1517

  Spain and HRE but leaves England out which would have been viewed as a threat
• Treaty of London


  1518

  Wolsey secures an alliance between England, Spain, France and HRE which make Wolsey and Henry famous
• Field of the cloth of gold

  1520

  France and England meeting which achieved nothing but cost £15,000
• Battle of Pavia


  125

  Spain defeats France

  Henry asks to join with Spain to invade France but Spain doesn't agree
• League of Cognac


  When Spain refuses to join with England in an invasion of France, Henry counters Spain's power by linking with France
• Aims (1527-40)


  annulment
• countries involved (1527-40)


  Spain, HRE, pope/Italy, Germany
• alliance with France (1532)


  Aimed to intimidate Charles V and he hoped this would pressurise him into supporting the annulment which failed
• Pope excommunicated Henry


  1538
• League of Schmalkalden


  1539, alliance with Germany through Anne of Cleves because the relationship between France and Spain strengthened and Henry needed a strong ally.

  Failed because Anne of Cleves wasn't suitable and was unnecessary when France and Spain's alliance broke down
• Aims (1540-47)


  reverts to a more aggressive foreign policy, attempting to be a warrior king and take France
• Countries involved (1540-47)


  Scotland and France
• Battle of Solway Moss

  1542

  Scotland

  James V died and the Scots lost
• Treaty of Greenwich


  1543

  attempted marriage between Edward and Mary queen of Scots but it was the 'aggressive wooing' so Scotland refused
• Invasion of France with Spanish support from Charles V

  1544

  captured Boulogne, but Charles V made a separate peace agreement with Francis of France, undermining this
• Battle of Ancrum Moor


  1545

  Francis I sent troops to Scotland to support an invasion of England

  England defeated in this battle
• Peace between France and England

  1546