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| ⚫ | '''The treaty of Bruges''' (not to be confused with the unrelated [[Treaty of Bruges (1375)|1375 treaty between England and France]]) was a secret treaty of alliance between [[Kingdom of England|England]] and [[Imperial Spain|Spain]] signed late in the year 1521<ref name=":0">{{Cite book|title=Tudor England|last=Guy|first=John|publisher=Oxford University Press|year=1988|isbn=0-19-285213-2|location=Oxford|pages=106}}</ref> during the [[Italian War of 1521–26|1521-1526 Italian war]]. The treaty sought to establish a date for war with France waged by an Anglo- |
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| ⚫ | '''The treaty of Bruges''' (not to be confused with the unrelated [[Treaty of Bruges (1375)|1375 treaty between England and France]]) was a secret treaty of alliance between [[Kingdom of England|England]] and [[Imperial Spain|Spain]] signed late in the year 1521<ref name=":0">{{Cite book|title=Tudor England|last=Guy|first=John|publisher=Oxford University Press|year=1988|isbn=0-19-285213-2|location=Oxford|pages=[https://archive.org/details/tudorengland00john/page/106 106]|url=https://archive.org/details/tudorengland00john/page/106}}</ref> during the [[Italian War of 1521–26|1521-1526 Italian war]]. The treaty sought to establish a date for war with France waged by an Anglo-Habsburg alliance. The treaty was between the English King [[Henry VIII of England|Henry VIII]] and Spanish King and Holy Roman Emperor [[Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor|Charles V]] and signed by representatives of the interested parties and subject to papal agreement. [[Thomas Wolsey|Cardinal Thomas Wolsey]] was the chief representative for the Kingdom of England and Margaret of Savoy represented the Habsburg interests.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=https://www.british-history.ac.uk/letters-papers-hen8/vol3/pp616-631|title=Henry VIII: August 1521, 23-31 | publisher=British History Online|website=www.british-history.ac.uk|language=en|access-date=2022-02-08}}</ref> |
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== Terms of the Treaty == |
== Terms of the Treaty == |
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The treaty was a secret document that detailed plans for a war with France, conducted against them by an Anglo- |
The treaty was a secret document that detailed plans for a war with France, conducted against them by an Anglo-Habsburg alliance, by March 1523. It demanded that from February 1522 each party was to make allowance for their leaders to be able to move freely across the Channel between England and the Habsburg Low Countries in order to raise money and men for the war. 3000 troops were recommended to complete the task of protecting the movements of Henry VIII and Charles V.<ref name=":1" /> |
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Historian [[John Guy (historian)|John Guy]] suggests the treaty detailed for a 'Great Enterprise'<ref name=":0" /> to be established between the two allies, as Charles V worked through French possessions in Italy and Henry VIII invaded Northern France itself. Both were to land with an agreed 10,000 cavalry and 30,000 troops, though the treaty makes specific |
The treaty also entailed a marriage alliance between Charles V and Henry VIII's youngest daughter, Princess Mary. The engagement was repudiated by Charles in 1525, partially with Henry's agreement. <ref> Joycelyne G.Russel, The Search for Universal Peace: the Conferences at Calais and Bruges in 1521, Bulletin of the Institute of Historical Research, Volume 44, Issue 110,1971, p. 162–193.</ref> |
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Historian [[John Guy (historian)|John Guy]] suggests the treaty detailed for a 'Great Enterprise'<ref name=":0" /> to be established between the two allies, as Charles V worked through French possessions in Italy and Henry VIII invaded Northern France itself. Both were to land with an agreed 10,000 cavalry and 30,000 troops, though the treaty makes specific provision for England to be able to use some of Charles V's forces in that figure. The allies were expected to meet their objectives by November or further action was to be taken, namely Papal interdicts. Charles V was even expected to finish his Italian efforts by 15 May 1523.<ref name=":1" /> |
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== Reality of the Treaty == |
== Reality of the Treaty == |
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Throughout the alliance's lifetime, the relationship between Henry VIII and Charles V was marked by English scepticism after [[Ferdinand II of Aragon]] let the English down in |
Throughout the alliance's lifetime, the relationship between Henry VIII and Charles V was marked by English scepticism after [[Ferdinand II of Aragon]] let the English down in 1512. Though 1523 was the suggested start date, a small English expedition, led by the Earl of Surrey, assaulted Picardy in 1522 with little real consequence or notable victories.<ref>{{Cite book|title=Tudor England|last=Guy|first=John|publisher=Oxford University Press|year=1988|isbn=0-19-285213-2|location=Oxford|pages=[https://archive.org/details/tudorengland00john/page/106 106–107]|url=https://archive.org/details/tudorengland00john/page/106}}</ref> The offensive's date was delayed until 1524 through the 1522 Treaty of Windsor between Henry VIII and Charles V,<ref name=":0" /> possibly to further drain French finances being spent in Italy. In 1525 the 'Great Enterprise' was abandoned and the constantly oscillating foreign policy of Wolsey and Henry switched outlook towards France and away from Spain in the 1525 Treaty of the More. |
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== References == |
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Latest revision as of 14:36, 17 March 2023
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The treaty of Bruges (not to be confused with the unrelated 1375 treaty between England and France) was a secret treaty of alliance between England and Spain signed late in the year 1521[1] during the 1521-1526 Italian war. The treaty sought to establish a date for war with France waged by an Anglo-Habsburg alliance. The treaty was between the English King Henry VIII and Spanish King and Holy Roman Emperor Charles V and signed by representatives of the interested parties and subject to papal agreement. Cardinal Thomas Wolsey was the chief representative for the Kingdom of England and Margaret of Savoy represented the Habsburg interests.[2]
Terms of the Treaty
[edit]The treaty was a secret document that detailed plans for a war with France, conducted against them by an Anglo-Habsburg alliance, by March 1523. It demanded that from February 1522 each party was to make allowance for their leaders to be able to move freely across the Channel between England and the Habsburg Low Countries in order to raise money and men for the war. 3000 troops were recommended to complete the task of protecting the movements of Henry VIII and Charles V.[2]
The treaty also entailed a marriage alliance between Charles V and Henry VIII's youngest daughter, Princess Mary. The engagement was repudiated by Charles in 1525, partially with Henry's agreement. [3]
Historian John Guy suggests the treaty detailed for a 'Great Enterprise'[1] to be established between the two allies, as Charles V worked through French possessions in Italy and Henry VIII invaded Northern France itself. Both were to land with an agreed 10,000 cavalry and 30,000 troops, though the treaty makes specific provision for England to be able to use some of Charles V's forces in that figure. The allies were expected to meet their objectives by November or further action was to be taken, namely Papal interdicts. Charles V was even expected to finish his Italian efforts by 15 May 1523.[2]
Reality of the Treaty
[edit]Throughout the alliance's lifetime, the relationship between Henry VIII and Charles V was marked by English scepticism after Ferdinand II of Aragon let the English down in 1512. Though 1523 was the suggested start date, a small English expedition, led by the Earl of Surrey, assaulted Picardy in 1522 with little real consequence or notable victories.[4] The offensive's date was delayed until 1524 through the 1522 Treaty of Windsor between Henry VIII and Charles V,[1] possibly to further drain French finances being spent in Italy. In 1525 the 'Great Enterprise' was abandoned and the constantly oscillating foreign policy of Wolsey and Henry switched outlook towards France and away from Spain in the 1525 Treaty of the More.
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Guy, John (1988). Tudor England. Oxford: Oxford University Press. pp. 106. ISBN 0-19-285213-2.
- ^ a b c "Henry VIII: August 1521, 23-31". www.british-history.ac.uk. British History Online. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
- ^ Joycelyne G.Russel, The Search for Universal Peace: the Conferences at Calais and Bruges in 1521, Bulletin of the Institute of Historical Research, Volume 44, Issue 110,1971, p. 162–193.
- ^ Guy, John (1988). Tudor England. Oxford: Oxford University Press. pp. 106–107. ISBN 0-19-285213-2.
Further reading
[edit]- Gwyn, Peter (1980). "Wolsey's Foreign Policy: The Conferences at Calais and Bruges Reconsidered". The Historical Journal. 23 (4): 755–772. doi:10.1017/S0018246X0002505X. JSTOR 2638724. S2CID 159919966 – via JSTOR.