Foreign Policy Marriage
• Not interested in paperwork – dreamed of • Married Catherine of Aragon J
reasserting England's tradition claim to crown 1509 few weeks after becomin
of France – replicate glories of previous warrior previously married to Arthur,
kings like Henry V months to marry
• Refused to listen to councillors who advised • Had to get permission from po
him to continue with Henry VIIs cautious dispensation received but the
policies – henry was tricked into signing peace marry straight away she was u
settlement with France in 1510 – not long until by Henry VII in negotiations w
plans of invading France were afoot in 1512 • Death of Henry VII wasted no
supported by Thomas Howard and Catherine married
of Aragon
• Didn’t want to replicate fathers foreign policy, Henry VIII different to his
he inherited his fathers councillors, but some
were unpopular such as Empson and Dudley father
(Bonds and Recognisances) 1509 arrested for
treason and executed 1 year later – shows
Henry’s ruthlessness
• Wasn’t ready to be king all focus had been on
Arthur
The renaissance king
• May 1509 – Thomas More wrote “our king does not wish for gold or gems
or precious stones, but virtue, glory and immortality
• Feelings throughout England that his reign marked shift away from the old,
cautious policies of the past towards a knew brighter future
• His age and character brought excitement and anticipation of a long
glorious reign
• Monarchs expected to extol renaissance values and live up to their billing
as gods representatives on earth expected to; dictate policy to ministers
and representatives, maintain law and order, good servant to the church
etc.
• Not interested in paperwork – dreamed of • Married Catherine of Aragon J
reasserting England's tradition claim to crown 1509 few weeks after becomin
of France – replicate glories of previous warrior previously married to Arthur,
kings like Henry V months to marry
• Refused to listen to councillors who advised • Had to get permission from po
him to continue with Henry VIIs cautious dispensation received but the
policies – henry was tricked into signing peace marry straight away she was u
settlement with France in 1510 – not long until by Henry VII in negotiations w
plans of invading France were afoot in 1512 • Death of Henry VII wasted no
supported by Thomas Howard and Catherine married
of Aragon
• Didn’t want to replicate fathers foreign policy, Henry VIII different to his
he inherited his fathers councillors, but some
were unpopular such as Empson and Dudley father
(Bonds and Recognisances) 1509 arrested for
treason and executed 1 year later – shows
Henry’s ruthlessness
• Wasn’t ready to be king all focus had been on
Arthur
The renaissance king
• May 1509 – Thomas More wrote “our king does not wish for gold or gems
or precious stones, but virtue, glory and immortality
• Feelings throughout England that his reign marked shift away from the old,
cautious policies of the past towards a knew brighter future
• His age and character brought excitement and anticipation of a long
glorious reign
• Monarchs expected to extol renaissance values and live up to their billing
as gods representatives on earth expected to; dictate policy to ministers
and representatives, maintain law and order, good servant to the church
etc.
