Cassell's History of England, Vol. 2 (of 8) From the Wars of the Roses to the Great Rebellion
CHAPTER VI.
REIGN OF HENRY VIII.
The King's Accession--State of Europe--Henry and Julius II.--Treaty between England and Spain--Henry is duped by Ferdinand--New Combinations--Execution of Suffolk--Invasion of France--Battle of Spurs--Invasion of England by the Scots--Flodden Field--Death of James of Scotland--Louis breaks up the Holy League--Peace with France--Marriage and Death of Louis XII.--Rise of Wolsey--Affairs in Scotland--Francis I. in Italy--Death of Maximilian--Henry a Candidate for the Empire--Election of Charles--Field of the Cloth of Gold--Wolsey's Diplomacy--Failure of his Candidature for the Papacy--The Emperor in London 102