Henry's Foreign Policy

What was King Henry VIII's Foreign Policy & was it effective?

Timeline

First Half of Henry's Reign with Thomas Wolsey 1509 April Henry VIII succeeds Henry VII 1511 Nov England joins Holy League against Louis XII of France 1512 April Henry VIII declares war on France 1513 June English army, numbering 30,000, is despatched to France Aug Battle of the Spurs at Therouanne and the capture of Therouanne Sept Scots defeated at the battle of Flodden Field Tournai surrenders to Henry VIII 1514 Aug Treaty of St Germain-en-Laye between England and France; Wolsey becomes Bishop of Tournai 1515 Jan Francis I succeeds Louis XII Sept. French victory at the battle of Marignano 1518 May Wolsey made a Papal Legate Oct Peace of London and Anglo-French treaty (with Tournai returned by Henry in return for a French pension) 1519 June Charles, King of Spain and Duke of Burgundy, is elected Holy Roman Emperor 1520 June Meeting between Henry VIII and Francis I at the `Field of the Cloth of Gold' 1521 Aug Secret Treaty of Bruges signed between Henry and Charles V 1522 Jan Wolsey fails in attempt to be elected Pope March Wolsey's Military Survey seeks to discover England's military and taxable resources, leading to raising of forced loans in 1522 and 1523 May Thomas Howard, Earl of Surrey, raids northern France 1523 July Parliament grants half of subsidy demanded by Wolsey Dec Suffolk's march on Paris ends in defeat after Charles V failed to support England 1525 Feb Charles V defeats and captures Francis I at battle of Pavia March Wolsey attempts to collect Amicable Grant May Amicable Grant withdrawn after taxpayers' revolt Aug Henry signs Treaty of More with France 1526 May Henry sponsors League of Cognac 1527 April Treaty of Westminster between England and France, against Charles V June Henry decides to seek papal annulment to marriage 1528 Jan Wolsey imposes trade embargo on Low Countries March Serious disturbances in cloth-making areas of East Anglia and South East 1529 Aug Ladies' Peace of Cambrai between Francis I and Charles V Oct Wolsey is charged with praemunire and surrenders the Great Seal 1530 Nov Wolsey arrested on charge of treason, dies in Leicester en route from York to the Tower