3 - Castilian Crisis 1498-1506

Question 1

1489

Answer 1

Henry and Ferdinand agree for Arthur and Catherine to marry.

Question 2

1493

Answer 2

Henry protests about Phillip harbouring Perkin Warbeck and puts in place a trade embargo against Burgundy. This means Englihs traders couldn’t use it

Question 3

1496

Answer 3

• Joanna marries Phillip and he withdraws support for Warbeck
• Intercursus Magnus signed, english could trade freely in all of Burgundy apart from Flanders

Question 4

1499

Answer 4

Edmund de la Pole flees to Burgundy, but Henry immediately arrests his associates and his return is negotiated

Question 5

1501

Answer 5

• de la Pole and his brother Richard flees again but to Maximilian who promised to help them until an invasion was planned. henry gives him £10,000 to give up the de la poles but nothing happened.
• Phillip forces trade concessions with Henry

Question 6

1504

Answer 6

Isabella of Castille dies, and Casille is absorbed into the Hasburg dynasty as Joanna and Phillip are married. Henry chose to support Phillip to protect England

Question 7

January 1505

Answer 7

Henry cuts all trade with Burdgundy

Question 8

January 1506

Answer 8

Phillip sets sail for Castille after finding out about the Treaty of Blois but a storm drove him to the English coast

Question 9

1506

Answer 9

• Intercursus Malus, trade treaty between England and Burgundy but was never implemented as it was so in English favour
• Phillip was holding Edmund de la Pole

Question 10

March 1506

Answer 10

Treaty of Windsor
- Earl of Suffolk was given back on the condition that his life was spared
- Henry promised to Margaret of Austria
- Henry VIII to Eleanor (Phillip’s daughter)
- Phillip and Joanna monarchs of Castille
- £138,000 of debt disolved

Question 11

September 1506

Answer 11

• Phillip dies and Ferdinand resumes control of Castille
• Treaty of Windsor never went ahead
• Henry failed to reconcile with Ferdinand

Question 12

How important was defence of crown and dynasty to Henry’s motivation in the Castillian crisis ?

Answer 12

very important
- trade embargo 1493 for harbouring PW
- £10,000 to Maximilian to give up DLP

Question 13

How important was national security to Henry’s motivation in the Castillian crisis ?

Answer 13

quite important
- chose Phillip as hr was stronger to protect himself

Question 14

How important was trade to Henry’s motivation in the Castillian crisis ?

Answer 14

some importance
- Intercursus Magnus and Malus, trade treaties
- trade embargo in 1493

Question 15

How important was other European’s actions to Henry’s motivation in the Castillian crisis ?

Answer 15

Quite important
- Maximilian and Phillip held pretenders

Question 16

How important was circumstance to Henry’s motivation in the Castillian crisis ?

Answer 16

Large importance
- Isabella dies in 1504
- Phillip dies in 1506
- storm in 1506 causes Treaty of Windsor