While Henry had gained nothing from the alliance Charles had gained the Milanese, and he was now preparing by the conquest of Provence and the Mediterranean coast to link his possessions in Italy with his possessions in Spain.

Such a project was more practical and statesmanlike than the visions of a conquest of France; but it was not to further the Emperor's greatness that England had wasted money and men.
Henry felt that he was tricked as he had been tricked in 1523.

Then as now it was clearly the aim of Charles to humble Francis, but not to transfer the French crown to his English ally.

Nor was the resentment of Wolsey at the Emperor's treachery less than that of the king.

At the death of Leo the Tenth, as at the death of his successor, Charles had fulfilled his pledge to the Cardinal by directing his party in the Sacred College to support his choice.