Evaluating Wolsey's Foreign Policy

Evaluating the Strengths and Weaknesses of Wolsey's Foreign Policy

Henry VIII did not gain the military glory which he hoped for. However, Wolsey did successfully negotiate several treaties.

Successes

Treaty of London, 1518.
Field of the Cloth of Gold, 1520.
Treaty of Bruges, 1521.

Failures

War against France 1512.
War against France 1522-25.
Treaty of Westminster, 1527.
War against Charles V, 1528.
Treaty of Cambrai, 1529.

Mixed outcomes

War against France, 1513.
Treaty of More, 1525.
League of Cognac, 1526.

Results outside of Wolsey's control

Battle of Pavia, 1525.
Henry’s decision to seek a divorce in 1527.
Capture of the Pope by Charles V, 1527.

1Henry VIII & Wolsey, 1509-1529

1.1Henry VIII & Wolsey, 1509-1529

1.1.1Henry VIII, Renaissance Prince

1.1.2The Rise of Wolsey

1.1.3Wolsey's Domestic Reforms

1.1.4Wolsey's Foreign Policy

1.1.5Evaluating Wolsey's Foreign Policy

1.1.6The Succession & Annulment

1.1.7Fall of Wolsey

1.1.8End of Topic Test - Henry VIII & Wolsey

1.1.9End of Topic Test - Henry VIII & Wolsey 2

2Henry VIII & Cromwell, 1529-1540

2.1Henry VIII & Cromwell, 1529-1540

2.1.1The Rise of Cromwell

2.1.2The King's Annulment

2.1.3Cromwell & the King's Marriages

2.1.4Cromwell & Government

2.1.5Cromwell & Parliament

2.1.6Fall of Cromwell

2.1.7End of Topic Test - Henry VIII & Cromewell

2.1.8End of Topic Test - Henry VIII & Cromwell 2

3The Reformation & its Impact, 1529-1540

3.1The Reformation & its Impact, 1529-1540

3.1.1The Break with Rome

3.1.2Opposition to the Reformation

3.1.3Impact of the Reformation

3.1.4Role of Religious Houses

3.1.5Dissolution of the Monasteries

3.1.6Impact of Dissolution

3.1.7The Pilgrimage of Grace

3.1.8Evaluating the Pilgrimage of Grace

3.1.9End of Topic Test - The Reformation

3.1.10End of Topic Test - The Reformation 2

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