Henry VIII: The Early Years and Wolsey · 1509 – 1529
The Field of the Cloth of Gold
The peak of diplomatic pageantry and its limited practical outcomes.
Key Questions
- 1What was the purpose of the 1520 meeting between Henry and Francis?
- 2How did the Treaty of London (1518) attempt to create universal peace?
- 3Was Wolsey's diplomacy based on English interests or Papal ambition?
National Curriculum Attainment Targets
A-Level: History - Henry VIII: Foreign PolicyA-Level: History - The Tudors: England, 1485–1603
Year: Year 12
Subject: History
Unit: Henry VIII: The Early Years and Wolsey
Period: 1509 – 1529
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