Tudors - Henry 8th Foreign Policy Comprehensive Test Prep Actual Questions And Correct Detailed Answers.

What was the conflict at start of his reign? - correct answer Conflict of interests with king and some councillors who he inherited from his father. His councillors sought peace and renewal of Treaty of Etaples. What was the treaty of etaples? When was it renewed? - correct answer 1510 Charles VIII of France and Henry VII of England. Charles agreed to end his support for the Yorkist Pretender Perkin Warbeck, in return for being recognised as ruler of the Duchy of Brittany What was the first invasion of France and its outcome? When was this? - correct answer 1512 H. sent 10,000 men to southwest France -> achieved nothing and used by Ferdinand as a diversion to conquer Navarre What was the second invasion of France and its outcome? When was this? - correct answer 1513 H. Led a force to northeastern France -> success, won Battle of Spurs and two towns of Therouanne and Tournai What was the battle of Flodden and its significance? When was it? - correct answer 1513 King James IV crossed border with a force but defeated by smaller English army put together by Earl of Surrey -> James killed + much of Scottish nobility leaving throne to James V Did Henry benefit from the battle of flodden? - correct answer No military adventures gained -Expensive, H. forced to liquidate assets inherited by his father to pay -renegotiated French pension lost -Tournai sold back to Fr. for less Eng. had to pay to repair it Foreign policy What 3 points were made about the basis of foreign policy pursued by H. and Wolsey? - correct answer •England remained a minor power, couldn't compete on levels of power with France and Spain •H. overestimated English power,Wolsey had to frame details of FP based on that assumption However, clash with Eng and France led to increased tension between England and scotland What were the consequences of end of 1514? - correct answer (No money) -unable to exploit weakness of Scotland following death of James IV -sought peace with France, reinforced by marriage of younger sister Mary to french king Louis XII But marriage short lived what was the impact of Lous XII death and when? - correct answer 1515 Francis I took over who H. saw as a rival and seeked to alliance with Ferdinand of Aragon who died 1516 What was the impact of Ferdinand of Aragon's death? - correct answer Grandson Charles V took over, sought alliance with french Also his other grandfather Emperor Maximilian agreed treaty of Cambrai with french What was the treaty of cambrai? - correct answer Peace between HRE and France What was the impact of this on England? - correct answer Vulnerable to full-scale attacks from the combined powers What was the impact on England being left out? - correct answer Francis I could undermine Anglo-Scottish relations Allowed -> Duke of Albany, heir presumptive (first in line, but can be displaced by better position) to Scottish throne was member of french nobility Why did Henry see Albany as a threat? - correct answer French agent but threat was minimised due to poisonous divisions among the Scottish nobility How did Wolsey prevent England isolation quickly? - correct answer Treaty of London 1518 he emerged as as the leading diplomat in Western Europe What was the treaty of London? - correct answer a non-aggression pact between the major European nations. The signatories were Burgundy, France, England, the Holy Roman Empire, the Netherlands, the Papal States and Spain, all of whom agreed not to attack one another and to come to the aid of any that were under attack.