Henry VIII25 August 1521
The Treaty of Bruges binds Henry VIII and Charles V to an anti-French alliance.
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The Treaty of Bruges binds Henry VIII and Charles V to an anti-French alliance.
The agreement prepares the ground for Henry VIII's Great Enterprise against France.
The treaty commits England to war against France in support of the Habsburg position.
Wolsey helps arrange the treaty with Imperial representatives while England moves away from neutrality.
English and Imperial representatives negotiate the secret Treaty of Bruges against Francis I of France.
The Treaty of Bruges plans an Anglo-Imperial campaign against Francis I of France.
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