? starter activity

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? starter activity
You will be given a date (LOL!). Arrange yourself
in chronological order. ?Which date was the
watershed moment?
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Should Wolsey be proud of his achievements in
foreign policy?
? Key words trade embargo
? Learning objectives

• TBAT evaluate Ws successes failures
• To develop skills in supporting source evidence
  with own knowledge

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? Your task

• Read p.71 -2 and make a list of Wolseys
  successes and failures.
• Rank them in terms of scale (5 being the highest
  success or failure)
• ?Which historian do you most agree with?

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Successes

• Capture of French territory Therouanne
  Tournai
• Wolseys attempts at being peace broker Treaty
  of London, 1518 FotCoG
• Holding balance of power siding with Charles
  France according to who was on the up

5
Failures

• Expense
• Double-crossed, e.g. by Ferdinand Maximilian
• Gained little from alliances
• Wolsey was a self-publicist, e.g. Tr of London,
  1518
• Backed wrong side supported French when Charles
  V was on the up
• Damaged economy trade embargo with Low Countries

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On balance do you think Wolsey could be proud of
his achievements? Make a proud-o-metre and mark
his level on it
?Was Wolsey or Henry more to blame?
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Ashamed
Not very proud
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Your task

• Study sources F-H on p.73 and think about the
  extent to which they suggest Wolsey was defensive
  in his pursuit of foreign policy.
• On a sheet of flip chart paper draw a table
  similar to the one below and complete. Share
  ideas as a class

Defensive Aggressive
Sources Sources
Own knowledge Own knowledge
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? Homework

• Time to put your ideas to the test prepare for
  a timed Qb question on Wolsey and foreign policy
  next lesson!!!

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Should Wolsey be proud of his achievements in
foreign policy?
? Key words trade embargo
? Learning objectives

• TBAT evaluate Ws successes failures
• To develop skills in supporting source evidence
  with own knowledge