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Henry VIII's foreign policy - Coggle Diagram
Henry VIII's foreign policy
Spain
Henry married Catherine of Aragon Ferdinand's daughter in 1509 creating political and dynastic bonds between England and Spain
Holy League 1511-1514- England joined Ferdinand's alliance against France
Battle of Spurs- 1513 Henry led English forces alongside Spanish allies
Main continental ally early on before Charles V became Habsburg Emperor 1519- helped protect England from french Agression and increased prestige in EUrope
Why not: post 1529 shift away and temporary alliances made with France because Habsburg controlled Pope not allowing divorce
France
French Campaign 1512-14
Battle of Spurs 1513- captured Therouanne Terraine Henry entered Tourraine with a ceremony seen as a propaganda victory
traditional rivalry
1544- Invasion of France/Capture of Boulogne- Henry launched campaigns almost entirely focused on France
Field of the Cloth of Gold 1520
Treatys aimed at diplomacy to check French power
Tied to Scottish threats
Scotland
Battle of Flodden 9th September
Scotland invaded N.England in support of France showed Scottish threat to northern borders
Scotland less of threat on it's own but more a threat if allied with France-== via the Auld Alliance
security of northern border
Scots 10,000 dead roughly 1,500 including some high ranking nobles
1523 Scottish Border raids
Small scale raids to N.England
Treaty of Greenwich 1543
1544-1545 Rough Wooing
Henry tried to force marriage allince between Edward and Mary Queen of Scots
military campaign to force marriage
Questions:
When did Henry marry Catherine?
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1511-15xx England joined ---- League Ferdinand's alliance against:
French Treaty??