In 1521 Henry VIII of England and Cardinal Wolsey requested the Worshipful Company of Drapers and other London guilds to assist in a westward voyage. After the Drapers’ repeated refusal to contribute the requested assistance the expedition was canceled. Previous scholarship points to the failure of this expedition as an indicator that Henry VIII was uninterested in exploration. However, by revisiting the details of this expedition, this article argues that this expedition reveals Henry’s active interest in the Atlantic world and deepens our understanding of Henry and sixteenth-century exploration. Henry’s Atlantic forays, whether realized or not, highlight a much more well-rounded and strategic monarch than past narratives have led us toward. Revisiting the failed expeditions of the early sixteenth century, as exemplified by the voyage of 1521, adds greater depth to our understanding of Atlantic exploration, sixteenth-century monarchical goals, and the attitudes of the guilds toward exploration.

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商人、君主和 16 世纪大西洋探索：对亨利八世 1521 年计划航行的新见解

1521 年，英格兰的亨利八世和红衣主教沃尔西请求德雷珀公司和其他伦敦行会协助西行。在德雷珀夫妇一再拒绝提供所要求的援助之后，这次探险被取消了。先前的奖学金指出这次探险的失败表明亨利八世对探险不感兴趣。然而，通过重新审视这次探险的细节，本文认为这次探险揭示了亨利对大西洋世界的积极兴趣，加深了我们对亨利和 16 世纪探险的理解。亨利的大西洋之旅，无论是否实现，都突出了一个比过去的叙述引导我们走向的更加全面和战略性的君主。重温 16 世纪早期失败的远征，以 1521 年的航行为例，