Henry VIII foreign policy

First French war

1512 - first invasion

1513 - second invasion - battle of spurs, took towns of tournai and therouanne

Treaty of chambrai

1517 - peace between France and Spain, HRE and burgundy. England is isolated

Treaty of London

1518 - universal peace and crusade against the Turks, all major powers signed

Field of cloth of gold

1520 - 18 day festival between England and France, costs England a years worth of revenue

Treaty of Bruges

1521 - secret alliance between England and Spain

Plan an attack on France and a marriage between Mary(his daughter) and Charles V

Second French war

1522-25 unsuccessful attack on Paris as aid didn’t arrive, Suffolk retreated back to Calais

League of cognac

1526 - anti Spanish alliance, Henry refused to join

Treaty of Westminster and Amiens

1527 - peace treaty that ended the third Anglo Dutch war between England and the Netherlands

Gave England back the colony of new Netherland

Declaration of war by Henry on Charles

1528 - joint declaration of war by England and France against Spain

Henry inacted a trade embargo against them which is very unpopular

Treaty of nice

1538 - Peace between France and Spain, both agreed to sever contact with England

Scottish invasion

1542 - Series of military victories resulted in the battle of Solway moss - English victory

James V of Scotland died a week later leaving his one month old daughter Mary

Treaty of Greenwich

1543 - proposed manage of Edward (Henry’s son) to Mary Queen of Scot’s

Never ratified

Invasion of Scotland and France

1544 - series of raids on towns in Scotland and France, Henry took Bologne in France

Auld alliance halted further advancement by English

Battle of ancrum moor

French counter invasion at isle of white- French victory but they never went past this point