Henry VIIIs Foreign Policies 1509-1529

Date France Spain HRE Oters

1508 !eag"e o# $a%&rai England
left out of European politics
1509 'arriage to $aterine o#
(ragon (this was permitted as
Henry had been granted a special
Papal )ispensation)
1510 Henry declares war on rance
1511 (nglo-Papal (lliance (Holy
!eague) "s# rance
151$ ailed %oint in"asion of rance
&E'()*)! by erdinand
'roops in rance suffer
dysentery and re"olt
151+ *attle o# te Sp"rs English
,ictory (control 'herouanne -
'ournai)
ailed %oint in"asion of rance
&E'()*)!
*attle o# Flo))en Fiel)
English "ictory (.illed /ames 0,
and a number of 1cottish
nobles)
1512 (nglo-Frenc +reaty
includes war pension of
3104000 p#a# and marriage of
Henry5s sister 6ary to !ouis
700
1515 Deat o# !o"is ,II rancis
0 becomes 8ing and causes
problems in 1cotland
(supports 9u.e of )lbany)
)lliance "s# rance : &E'()*)!
151; erdinand dies# )lliance "s# 1pain - rance
&E'()*)!
151< +reaty o# $a%&rai in"ol"ing
1pain4 H(E4 rance and =apacy
England left isolated from
European politics again>
1518
+reaty o# !on)on - E"ropean peace.
?olsey gets title of !egate a !atere# 'reaty only lasts ; months as 9enmar. in"aded 1weden in 1519 with the
=ope5s appro"al#
1519 9eath of 6a@imillian Aharles ,
ta.es o"er
15$0 Fiel) o# te $lot o# /ol)
cost appro@imately 31#5
million and displayed England5s
stature
$arles V in carge o# Spain 0 HRE
)lliance with 1pain "s# rance $ wee.s after BABC
15$1 Henry writes (ssertio Septe%
Sacra%entor"% (defending the
Aatholic religion)# Ci"en title of
D9efender of the aithE by the
=ope
15$$ +reaty o# 1in)sor Aharles , and Henry official agreement to
in"ade rance in 15$+
15$+ Faile) 2oint in3asion o# France - *E+R(4(!
15$2 Faile) 2oint in3asion o# France - *E+R(4(!
15$5 1pain defeat rance in the *attle o# Pa3ia rancis 0 ta.en
prisoner# England as.ed to pro"ide army to share spoils but unable to
do so# Aharles , reinstates rancis 0 and establishes peace between
1pain and rance#
$arles V no5 ta6es o3er %ost o# Italy and controls the =ope
ailure of the (%ica&le /rant
(ta@ation) : England unable to
pro"ide army to help defeat
rance
15$;
7ings /reat 'atter
(see.ing to marry )nne &oleyn)
15$< +reaty o# 1est%inster
attempt to %oin rance and
England by ?olsey against
Aharles ,
15$8 Englan) 0 France )eclare 5ar on $arles V doesn5t come to
anything# Henry forced to call a truce after unrest in England
15$9
$aterine appeals )irect to te Pope for help in the 'rial at
&lac.friars# =ope o"errules ?olsey
+rial at *lac6#riars - ?olsey
fails to get annulment
+reaty o# $a%&rai =eace
between Aharles , and rance
(England again left out>)
S"%%ary 8o 1 Ene%y - Henrys
%ain )esire is to )e#eat
France an) acie3e glory9
1olsey #ails to pro3i)e
tis
:se an) a&"se Englan) 5en
it s"its te%9 O#ten
&etraying Henry in &attles9
$arles V partic"larly
tro"&leso%e9
:se an) a&"se Englan) 5en
it s"its te%9 O#ten
&etraying Henry in &attles9
$arles V partic"larly
tro"&leso%e
:nless 5e are in carge; 5e
are o#ten le#t o"t o#
E"ropean politics9 $a%&rai
treaties are 5orst
sit"ations9