Foreign policy outcomes (Edexcel GCSE History): Flashcards
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Two phases of Wolsey's foreign policy
Two phases of Wolsey's foreign policy
Early successes (1514-1522) and later failures (1522-1529)
Battle of the Spurs - year and result
Battle of the Spurs - year and result
1514 - English military victory in first French war
Treaty of London year
Treaty of London year
1518
Treaty of London - Wolsey's achievement
Treaty of London - Wolsey's achievement
Universal peace; England at centre of European politics
Field of Cloth of Gold year & participants
Field of Cloth of Gold year & participants
1520 - Henry VIII met Francis I near Calais
Treaty of Bruges (1521) alignment
Treaty of Bruges (1521) alignment
England aligned with Charles V against France
Battle of Pavia (1525) outcome
Battle of Pavia (1525) outcome
French forces defeated, Francis I captured
Cost of Henry's second French war
Cost of Henry's second French war
£43,000
Treaty of Cambrai (1529) - England's role
Treaty of Cambrai (1529) - England's role
Negotiated without England, left Henry isolated
Charles V's action after Battle of Pavia
Charles V's action after Battle of Pavia
Released Francis without consulting England
Main cause of Wolsey's diplomatic failure
Main cause of Wolsey's diplomatic failure
Unreliability of Francis I and Charles V as allies
Why England needed European allies
Why England needed European allies
Geographical position and military limitations
Treaty of London signatories
Treaty of London signatories
Twenty European leaders and the Pope
Field of Cloth of Gold concrete outcomes
Field of Cloth of Gold concrete outcomes
No concrete agreements emerged