1. Reminder for NEXT LESSON:
FLIP LEARNING
TASK:
You needed to have completed your grid on the religious changes which had taken place under Henry VIII
Reminder for NEXT LESSON:
Create your own timeline of the religious changes to take place under Henry’s reign from Also tried to add in pictures for some of your points too.
(see previous PowerPoint for more detail)
The work due in for today is:

2. ‘How important were the groups which opposed the Catholic Church in forcing change in the Church in the years ?
On your grid you were asked to look at the different factors that which brought about religious change.
TASK:
Go through your list of factors and with a highlighter pull out all the different changes that occurred because of groups which opposed the Catholic Church.
Next I would like you to write a PEEL paragraph explaining whether those who opposed the Catholic Church was the biggest factor or not and why. Use the grid below to help.
POINT: State whether you think they were the main reason for change or not.
Evidence: Give SPECIFIC facts to support your answer
Explanation: You need to state WHY this shows they were the main reason or not
Link: Refer back to the SAME point you made at the beginning

3. What approach did Henry take with regards to his foreign policy at the start of his reign?
Good learning:
Understand Henry’s aim with regards to foreign policy
Great learning:
Explain what happened with Scotland and France during this period
Even better:
Evaluate Henry’s foreign policy situation at the end of 1514
Key Words:
How did relations with foreign powers change and how was the succession secured?

4. Henry VIII’s foreign policy: overview
Before we look at exactly what Henry did abroad and his relationship with other countries, we need to get an overview about how his foreign policy develops over time.
In foreign affairs, where Henry was most continuously and most personally active, he followed the devices and desires of his own heart. Before 1527 his object was to establish his credentials as a monarch of European standing. From 1527 policy became dominated by the ‘King’s Great Matter’ and the need to protect the action he had taken. In the 1540s, the revival of Henry’s personal obsession with winning territory in France led him to mishandle opportunities.
Adapted from Eric W. Ives, ‘Henry VIII’ in Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, 2004.
Task:
Read the extract opposite and pull out the different points/arguments it makes about Henry’s foreign policy and make a list of them.
Now, I would like you to write a paragraph in your own words which explains Henry’s approach to his foreign policy throughout his reign using the arguments.
Good learning
Understand Henry’s aims with regards to his foreign policy
Great learning
Explain what happened with Scotland and France during this period
Even better
Evaluate Henry’s situation at the end of 1514

5. What were Henry’s aims in foreign policy?
It is clear from the source we have just seen that Henry’s foreign policy had different aims throughout his reign, mainly to coincide with what was happening at home (i.e. his break with Rome). However, what was his approach at the beginning of his reign?
Henry VIII was indeed, unlike his father, a warlike monarch, seeking gloire (glory) and prestige and pursuing his dynastic rights, just like any other Renaissance prince. However, it would be wrong to argue that henry was obsessed with warfare for its own sake, even though the cult of chivalry continued to make war appealing to contemporary monarchs. For example, as important as henry’s claim to France was in justifying his cherished objective of occupying French territory, it also served a more practical purpose as a lever to extract concessions from the French.
From ‘Henry VIII’s early foreign policy, ’ by Jez Ross, published in History Today, Issue 41, December 2001.
Task:
Read through the source opposite and write down all the different aims you can find with regards to Henry’s foreign policy.
CHALLENGE: How was this different from Henry VII’s approach to foreign policy?
Good learning
Understand Henry’s aims with regards to his foreign policy
Great learning
Explain what happened with Scotland and France during this period
Even better
Evaluate Henry’s situation at the end of 1514

6. What were Henry’s aims in foreign policy?
It is clear from the source we have just seen that Henry’s foreign policy had different aims throughout his reign, mainly to coincide with what was happening at home (i.e. his break with Rome). However, what was his approach at the beginning of his reign?
Henry VIII was indeed, unlike his father, a warlike monarch, seeking gloire (glory) and prestige and pursuing his dynastic rights, just like any other Renaissance prince. However, it would be wrong to argue that henry was obsessed with warfare for its own sake, even though the cult of chivalry continued to make war appealing to contemporary monarchs. For example, as important as henry’s claim to France was in justifying his cherished objective of occupying French territory, it also served a more practical purpose as a lever to extract concessions from the French.
From ‘Henry VIII’s early foreign policy, ’ by Jez Ross, published in History Today, Issue 41, December 2001.
Task:
Read through the source opposite and write down all the different aims you can find with regards to Henry’s foreign policy.
CHALLENGE: How was this different from Henry VII’s approach to foreign policy?
Good learning
Understand Henry’s aims with regards to his foreign policy
Great learning
Explain what happened with Scotland and France during this period
Even better
Evaluate Henry’s situation at the end of 1514

7. What happened with France and Scotland at the start of Henry’s reign?
Before we look at exactly what Henry did in France and Scotland we need to think about what the situation is between them and England was before he came on to the throne.
Task:
In your groups, write down on one half of your desks anything you can remember about the relationship with France and on the other anything you can remember about Scotland.
Move to the next group clockwise and add any information they might have missing. Then move back to your table and add anything extra you have just gained!
Using the information in your revision guides on pages 21 and 23, explain what the situation was with each country at the end of Henry VII’s reign.
CHALLENGE: What potential issues might they be for Henry VIII?
Good learning
Understand Henry’s aims with regards to his foreign policy
Great learning
Explain what happened with Scotland and France during this period
Even better
Evaluate Henry’s situation at the end of 1514

8. What happened with France and Scotland at the start of Henry’s reign?
Now that we know what the situation was like, we can look at what Henry did. Your task to copy out the diagram below and complete. You should use Page 45 of the old textbook and pages of the new one to help you.
You will need to leave room to add the Venn diagram on the next slide which are the consequences
Cause:
- What were Henry’s thoughts about France at the beginning?
Why did Henry want to go to war with France?
- Who did he get to support him?
Cause:
Why did Henry need to go to war with Scotland?
What happened:
What happened at the Battle of Flodden 1513?
What happened:
- What happened in 1512 and 1513?
- What were the reasons for the failure in 1512 and the reasons for the success in 1513?
- What happened 1514?
Good learning
Understand Henry’s aims with regards to his foreign policy
Great learning
Explain what happened with Scotland and France during this period
Even better
Evaluate Henry’s situation at the end of 1514

9. What happened with France and Scotland at the start of Henry’s reign?
Add this to the bottom of your diagram. You will need to explain what the consequences were not only as a result of the conflict specifically with each country, but also any overall consequences that come from fighting both countries
FRANCE
BOTH
SCOTLAND
Good learning
Understand Henry’s aims with regards to his foreign policy
Great learning
Explain what happened with Scotland and France during this period
Even better
Evaluate Henry’s situation at the end of 1514
What are some of the main problems going forward for Henry with his foreign policy? Explain.

10. Is Ives’s argument about Henry VIII’s foreign policy convincing?
At the start of the lesson we looked at the extract below. However, how convincing is the argument put forward by Ives?
Task:
Look at the arguments in green and red:
Pick one and decide whether you think it is convincing or unconvincing.
Write a PEEL paragraph explaining why and bring in evidence from what you now know about France and Scotland as support.
In foreign affairs, where Henry was most continuously and most personally active, he followed the devices and desires of his own heart. Before 1527 his object was to establish his credentials as a monarch of European standing. From 1527 policy became dominated by the ‘King’s Great Matter’ and the need to protect the action he had taken. In the 1540s, the revival of Henry’s personal obsession with winning territory in France led him to mishandle opportunities.
Adapted from Eric W. Ives, ‘Henry VIII’ in Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, 2004.
Good learning
Understand Henry’s aims with regards to his foreign policy
Great learning
Explain what happened with Scotland and France during this period
Even better
Evaluate Henry’s situation at the end of 1514

11. The work due in for next lesson is as follows:
FLIP LEARNING
TASK:
Make sure your Tudor revision grid is completed up to date. Henry VIII’s religion is now completed.
Complete your timeline on religious changes. Use the work from this lesson to help – especially the overview grid.
The work due in for next lesson is as follows: