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*HVIII - Foreign Relations + Securing succession - Coggle Diagram
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HVIII - Foreign Relations + Securing succession
Relations w/ Foreign Powers
More active in international politics than father - ignored dangers + finances - wanted Eng. to be big European power - some triumphs like
Treaty of Lon
. [1518] +
Field of the Cloth of Gold
(Grand
meeting
of
H
. +
Fran. I
[1520])
Had potential to
bankrupt/isolate
country - H. was ambitious for
power/glory
- could get in on
battlefield
- main aim was to secure
F. crown
said it was
birth right
Drew
inspo
. from
HV
. + victory at
battle of Agincourt
[
1415
] - H. forged
alliances
w/ very powerful European
Kingdoms
but also made
enemies
Securing Succession
Concerned
about succession -
CofA
gave
daughter
but not son - he needed a
male
heir - didn't believe
woman
could rule Eng. - only experience he knew was
Empress Matilda
in
12th Cent.
whose claim to throne led to
bloody CW
WofR
. was still in mind of
older gen.
- feared
CW
if
Mary
succeeded - to secure succession he
annulled
marriage to marry someone who could give
son
from
1527-37
this dominated his
domestic
policies - birth of
Edward
[
1537
] settled succession
France
H. claim to F. crown led to
conflict
+ put
Calais
possession at risk - H. invaded
3 times
(
1512-13
/
1522-25
/
1544-46)
- had some
victories
(
Battle of Spurs
[
1513
]) also had
defeats
(
Gascony
[
1512
]) - went to
stalemate
Never got
ambitions
+ extent of territory gained was
port
of
Boulogne
- lacked
resources
to conquer them alone but
allies
let him down (
Ferd. failed
to keep promise to support them is
Gascony
+
Charles V
deserted him in war w/ F. in
1544
by making
peace
w/ French king
Francis I
)
Scotland
Often
tense/unfriendly
- Scottish
alliance
w/
France
(
auld alliance)
made them potential
enemy
- H. invaded F. in
1513
-
JIV
took
advantage
+
invaded
Eng.
Scots
defeated
in
Battle of Flodden
[
1513
] (
death
of King) -
succession
of
JV
+appointment of H. sister
Queen Margaret
as
regent
for son brought
peace
Peace lasted nearly
30yrs
until
1542
- H. defeated
Scots
at battle of
Solway Moss
- short war again
2yrs
later
Spain
Begin. of reign had good relations - allies in war w/ F. in
1512-13
but
Ferd
.
lack
of
support
for Eng. forces led to
disaster
in
Gascony
Relations after cooled -
annulment
of H. marriage to CofA. made it
worse
-
breach
between them established w/
Treaty of Medina del Campo
in
1489
was
never repaired
in his reign
Overall Achievements
HVIII achieved some foreign
successes
early in
reign
, later European
politics
became more
complicated
-
Emperor Char. V
rivalled
Fran. I
at time when
Papacy
was on
defensive
during
Italian Wars
Further complicated by
King's Great Matter
- preserve
friendship
w/
papacy
+
Spain
proved
impossible
- in
1540s
HVIII was old + tried to get
glory
in Europe again - started
quarrels
w/
Scot
.