Henry VIII
Key Information
Event Date Key figures Things to Note
Battle of Agincourt 1415 Henry V Henry VIII idealized the glory of
this battle and aspired to recreate
it as a young king
Henry’s Brother Arthur 1502 Was first in line for the throne,
before Henry
Died
Henry’s Mother Dies 1503
Henry VIII crowned 1509 - 17-years-old Inherited a group of trusted
councilors from his father:
- Wanted to be a warrior - Sir Thomas Lovell –
and imperial king Chancellor of the
Different from his father: Exchequer
- Bishop Fox – Lord Privy
- Disbanded Council Seal (important till the
Learned in Law rise of Wolsey)
- Immediately cancelled - Archbishop Warham –
Lord Chancellor
175 bonds and
recognisances still owed
The Holy League 1510 England, Spain, HRE, papacy
vs France
Renewal of the Treaty of 1510
Etaples
1511-1514 Henry spent £960,000 on war
(Ev of FP: didn’t win much and it wasn’t really worthwhile)
Scotland allied France 1512
Henry Sent 10,000 1512 Ferdinand of Spain South-west France
Ferdinand of Spain failed to
soldiers to France support and henry lost in Gascony
Wolsey appointed 1513
Henry’s chief advisor
Henry invaded France 1513
(again)
Edmund de la Pole, Earl 1513
of Suffolk executed
Battle of Spurs 1513
August
Battle of Flodden September Catherine (wife) = Regent James IV of Scotland led an army
to invade the north of England
(Henry was in France)
last large-scale medieval-style
Earl of Surrey = Lieutenant- battle in England
General of the north
English lost 1,5000 men
Scottish lost 10,000 men
King James IV of Scotland died
Treaty of Sainte 1514 Wolsey Negotiated by Wolsey:
Germaine-en-Laye of France - England kept control of
, Henry VIII
Key Information
Theuroanne and
Tournai
- Annual payment to
Henry for agreeing to
give up his claims to the
French throne
- Henry gained the
reputation that he
wanted as a warrior
king
Marriage of Louis XII and 1514
Mary Tudor
Wolsey appointed 1515 Wolsey
Cardinal and Lord
Chancellor
Death of Louis XII 1515
Death of Ferdinand of 1516
Aragon
Luther published 95 1517
Theses
Treaty of Cambrai 1517 Charles V Left England isolated
HRE Maximillian
Beginning of 1517 Wolsey Enclosure
Fencing off area for animal
investigation into grazing kept people out and
enclosures couldn’t be used as common land
Big issue for star chamber
Investigation suspended till 1526
Wolsey appointed Papal 1518 Wolsey
Legate Pope
Treaty of London 1518 Wolsey Non-aggression pact
England, France, Spain and HRE
Field of the Cloth of Gold 1520 Henry VIII
summit King Francis I of France
Henry became defender 1520
of the faith
Treaty of Bruges 1521 Wolsey
Charles V
Burning of Lutharian 1521 Henry later appointed ‘Defender
of the Faith’ for his manuscript
texts
Defence of the seven 1521
sacriments
English armies invaded 1522 Gained little and parliament was
reluctant to grant extraordinary
northern France revenue to support the attack
National survey for taxes 1522 Wolsey 1522-3
Survey used to gain £200,000 in
and their quantity forced loans
Wolsey became 1523 Wolsey
Key Information
Event Date Key figures Things to Note
Battle of Agincourt 1415 Henry V Henry VIII idealized the glory of
this battle and aspired to recreate
it as a young king
Henry’s Brother Arthur 1502 Was first in line for the throne,
before Henry
Died
Henry’s Mother Dies 1503
Henry VIII crowned 1509 - 17-years-old Inherited a group of trusted
councilors from his father:
- Wanted to be a warrior - Sir Thomas Lovell –
and imperial king Chancellor of the
Different from his father: Exchequer
- Bishop Fox – Lord Privy
- Disbanded Council Seal (important till the
Learned in Law rise of Wolsey)
- Immediately cancelled - Archbishop Warham –
Lord Chancellor
175 bonds and
recognisances still owed
The Holy League 1510 England, Spain, HRE, papacy
vs France
Renewal of the Treaty of 1510
Etaples
1511-1514 Henry spent £960,000 on war
(Ev of FP: didn’t win much and it wasn’t really worthwhile)
Scotland allied France 1512
Henry Sent 10,000 1512 Ferdinand of Spain South-west France
Ferdinand of Spain failed to
soldiers to France support and henry lost in Gascony
Wolsey appointed 1513
Henry’s chief advisor
Henry invaded France 1513
(again)
Edmund de la Pole, Earl 1513
of Suffolk executed
Battle of Spurs 1513
August
Battle of Flodden September Catherine (wife) = Regent James IV of Scotland led an army
to invade the north of England
(Henry was in France)
last large-scale medieval-style
Earl of Surrey = Lieutenant- battle in England
General of the north
English lost 1,5000 men
Scottish lost 10,000 men
King James IV of Scotland died
Treaty of Sainte 1514 Wolsey Negotiated by Wolsey:
Germaine-en-Laye of France - England kept control of
, Henry VIII
Key Information
Theuroanne and
Tournai
- Annual payment to
Henry for agreeing to
give up his claims to the
French throne
- Henry gained the
reputation that he
wanted as a warrior
king
Marriage of Louis XII and 1514
Mary Tudor
Wolsey appointed 1515 Wolsey
Cardinal and Lord
Chancellor
Death of Louis XII 1515
Death of Ferdinand of 1516
Aragon
Luther published 95 1517
Theses
Treaty of Cambrai 1517 Charles V Left England isolated
HRE Maximillian
Beginning of 1517 Wolsey Enclosure
Fencing off area for animal
investigation into grazing kept people out and
enclosures couldn’t be used as common land
Big issue for star chamber
Investigation suspended till 1526
Wolsey appointed Papal 1518 Wolsey
Legate Pope
Treaty of London 1518 Wolsey Non-aggression pact
England, France, Spain and HRE
Field of the Cloth of Gold 1520 Henry VIII
summit King Francis I of France
Henry became defender 1520
of the faith
Treaty of Bruges 1521 Wolsey
Charles V
Burning of Lutharian 1521 Henry later appointed ‘Defender
of the Faith’ for his manuscript
texts
Defence of the seven 1521
sacriments
English armies invaded 1522 Gained little and parliament was
reluctant to grant extraordinary
northern France revenue to support the attack
National survey for taxes 1522 Wolsey 1522-3
Survey used to gain £200,000 in
and their quantity forced loans
Wolsey became 1523 Wolsey
