Ponying’s Law (Ireland) [1495]
Intercursus Magnus (1496)
Intercursus Malus (1506)
Praemunire- the offence of asserting or maintaining papal jurisdic-
tion in England (1530s)
Kildare Rebellion (1545) - 1000 men in Munster = invade Pale +
called Catholic Church for help. Main objective was to expel English
administration - cost £25,000 and 75 executions
Myles Coverdale Bible (1535) - First English Bible
Act for the Advancement of True Religion (1543) - restrict reading of
Bible to clerics, noblemen, gentry and richer merchants
Litanies
Schmalkadic League - defensive alliance of Lutheran princes that
were within the HRE
Treaty of Haddington (1548) - Franco-Scottish alliance - promised
marriage of Mary and Francis
Diocese
Vestiarian Controversy (1565-6)
St. Bartholomew’s Day Massacre (1572)
Bond of Association (1584) - created by Francis Walsingham and
Burghley after Throckmorton Plot in 1583/4 which obliged all signa-
tories to pursue death of anyone attempting to assassinate the
Queen
Henry VIII foreign policy:
1510: Renewal of the Treaty of Etaples
1512: First invasion of France
1513: Battle of the Spurs
Sept 1513: Battle of Flooded
1513: Revolt in Yorkshire
1514: Marriage of Louis XII of France and Princess Mary, sister of
Henry VIII
1515: Death of Louis XII
1516: Death of Ferdinand of Aragon
1517: Treaty of Cambrai
1518: Treaty of London
1519: King Charles elected Holy Roman Emperor
1520: Field of Cloth of Gold
1521: Treaty of Bruges between England and Charles
1522: England at war with France
1525: Charles V victory over French at Battle of Pavia and peace
with France
1526: England linked with the Anti-Imperial League of Cognac
, 1527: Sack of Rome
1529: French defeated at Landriano
1532: Defensive alliance between England and France
1533: Henry breaks with Rome
1534: Kildare’s dismissal led to rebellion
1536: Renewal of fighting between France and the HRE Spain
1538: Peace between France and HRE
1539: Fear of invasion
1540: Henry marries Anne of Cleves
1541: Invasion of Scotland
1543: Treaty of Greenwich
1544: Invasions of Scotland and France
1545: French counter-invasion of Isle of Wight
1546: Peace with France
Timeline of events 1509-1534
1509- Henry VII dies and King Henry VIII succeeds to the throne,
court is unaware of Henry VII’s death for three days to prevent any
challenge to Henry VIII’s claim.
1511- Henry gets court’s approval to go to war with France, Henry
is still very young at this point and yearns for war a glory and looks
to influences like Henry V and King Author the Great for inspiration
in war and foreign policy, particularly wants to follow Henry V’s ex-
ample at the Battle of Agincourt.
1512- In April England officially declares war on France and in June
the campaign against the French begins in Southwest France.
1513- England invades Calais with an army of 35,000 men; Queen
Catherine of Aragon (Henry VIII’s wife) plays regent in Henry’s de-
parture. On the 9th of September while Henry is in France James IV;
King of Scotland and 30,000 men invade northern England and
Catherine who is playing regent having been taught military princi-
ples by her father as a child dispatches men to defeat the Scottish,
King James IV and 10,000 men are killed at the ‘Battle of Flodden’
leaving the 18 month old infant James V to succeed to the throne,
with his mother Margaret; sister to Henry VIII and James V’s mother
as protector.
1515- Cardinal Wolsey appointed as Lord Chancellor of England by
King Henry VIII, he is now one of the most powerful men in England
able to influence the King who doesn’t trust his nobles and is known
throughout his reign for appointing commoners to do jobs that be-
long to people in the nobility who were ‘born to it’.
1516- Mary Tudor the future Mary I, the only surviving child of
Catherine of Aragon is born much to Henry’s disappointment al-
though he does show Mary a lot of affection until her bastardization
Intercursus Magnus (1496)
Intercursus Malus (1506)
Praemunire- the offence of asserting or maintaining papal jurisdic-
tion in England (1530s)
Kildare Rebellion (1545) - 1000 men in Munster = invade Pale +
called Catholic Church for help. Main objective was to expel English
administration - cost £25,000 and 75 executions
Myles Coverdale Bible (1535) - First English Bible
Act for the Advancement of True Religion (1543) - restrict reading of
Bible to clerics, noblemen, gentry and richer merchants
Litanies
Schmalkadic League - defensive alliance of Lutheran princes that
were within the HRE
Treaty of Haddington (1548) - Franco-Scottish alliance - promised
marriage of Mary and Francis
Diocese
Vestiarian Controversy (1565-6)
St. Bartholomew’s Day Massacre (1572)
Bond of Association (1584) - created by Francis Walsingham and
Burghley after Throckmorton Plot in 1583/4 which obliged all signa-
tories to pursue death of anyone attempting to assassinate the
Queen
Henry VIII foreign policy:
1510: Renewal of the Treaty of Etaples
1512: First invasion of France
1513: Battle of the Spurs
Sept 1513: Battle of Flooded
1513: Revolt in Yorkshire
1514: Marriage of Louis XII of France and Princess Mary, sister of
Henry VIII
1515: Death of Louis XII
1516: Death of Ferdinand of Aragon
1517: Treaty of Cambrai
1518: Treaty of London
1519: King Charles elected Holy Roman Emperor
1520: Field of Cloth of Gold
1521: Treaty of Bruges between England and Charles
1522: England at war with France
1525: Charles V victory over French at Battle of Pavia and peace
with France
1526: England linked with the Anti-Imperial League of Cognac
, 1527: Sack of Rome
1529: French defeated at Landriano
1532: Defensive alliance between England and France
1533: Henry breaks with Rome
1534: Kildare’s dismissal led to rebellion
1536: Renewal of fighting between France and the HRE Spain
1538: Peace between France and HRE
1539: Fear of invasion
1540: Henry marries Anne of Cleves
1541: Invasion of Scotland
1543: Treaty of Greenwich
1544: Invasions of Scotland and France
1545: French counter-invasion of Isle of Wight
1546: Peace with France
Timeline of events 1509-1534
1509- Henry VII dies and King Henry VIII succeeds to the throne,
court is unaware of Henry VII’s death for three days to prevent any
challenge to Henry VIII’s claim.
1511- Henry gets court’s approval to go to war with France, Henry
is still very young at this point and yearns for war a glory and looks
to influences like Henry V and King Author the Great for inspiration
in war and foreign policy, particularly wants to follow Henry V’s ex-
ample at the Battle of Agincourt.
1512- In April England officially declares war on France and in June
the campaign against the French begins in Southwest France.
1513- England invades Calais with an army of 35,000 men; Queen
Catherine of Aragon (Henry VIII’s wife) plays regent in Henry’s de-
parture. On the 9th of September while Henry is in France James IV;
King of Scotland and 30,000 men invade northern England and
Catherine who is playing regent having been taught military princi-
ples by her father as a child dispatches men to defeat the Scottish,
King James IV and 10,000 men are killed at the ‘Battle of Flodden’
leaving the 18 month old infant James V to succeed to the throne,
with his mother Margaret; sister to Henry VIII and James V’s mother
as protector.
1515- Cardinal Wolsey appointed as Lord Chancellor of England by
King Henry VIII, he is now one of the most powerful men in England
able to influence the King who doesn’t trust his nobles and is known
throughout his reign for appointing commoners to do jobs that be-
long to people in the nobility who were ‘born to it’.
1516- Mary Tudor the future Mary I, the only surviving child of
Catherine of Aragon is born much to Henry’s disappointment al-
though he does show Mary a lot of affection until her bastardization
