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WOLSEY'S FOREIGN POLICY (How did he try to achieve success? (Europe…
WOLSEY'S FOREIGN POLICY
Treaty of London 1518
What was it?
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This guaranteed non aggression and also collective security, so if any aggressor would be attacked by other states
Each country signed separately to make England central, they travelled to England to do so
Wolsey called all the major powers of Europe to settle their differences and live under universal peace
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It placed England at the centre of European diplomacy, at a time when it could not hope to compete with size and wealth of others
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Anglo-French Treaty signed, it gave back Tournai in return for further pensions and Henry's daughter Mary was betrothed to the French Dauphin
Successful for Wolsey personally as he received the commission of Legate a latere and seen almost as an equal to the heads of state
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Its long term success was limited, in 1519, Charles elected as HRE, with his lands virtually encircling France
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England's position
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Their location also meant they were relegated to a minor role whenever the French-Hapsburg rivalry shifted to the Italian peninsula
The French campaign of 1512,13 had been expensive and wiped out the surplus HVII had saved in his last years
It had had little achievement apart from satisfaction of beating France, and Ferdinand had betrayed them in France in 1512
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Outcome
Wolsey's survival as chief minister depended on him building Henry's reputation and delivering further victories
Before he found a solution, the European balance of power shifted with the deaths of Louis XII in 1515, Ferdinand in 1516 and HRE Maximilan 1519
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