3 Henry VII's Foreign Policy Flashcards
What does John Guy say about the motivation behind H7’s FP?
It was “defensive….in order to secure his crown and his dynasty”
What were the 3 key motivations behind H7’s FP?
Ensure national security, gain recognition of the Tudor dynasty and defence of English trading interests.
Why did H7 raise an army to defend Brittany from France?
- A sense of obligation from his time spent there while in exile
- French control of Brittany increased the threat to England posed by France
What was agreed at the Treaty of Redon 1489?
Henry would send 6,000 troops to defend Breton independence
What was agreed at the Treaty of Etaples 1492?
Charles VIII would stop supporting Warbeck and pay Henry a pension of £159k pa, Henry accepted French control of Brittany
Why were Burgundian relations deteriorating under H7?
Maximilian had offered Warbeck hospitality, Henry imposed a trade embargo in 1493
What was the Intercursus Magnus (1496)?
English traders could now trade freely in all of Burgundy other than Flanders, especially important as Antwerp was central to the wool trade which made up 61% of exports
What was agreed at the Treaty of Windsor 1506?
Philip handed over the Earl of Suffolk and Henry recognised Philip as King of Castille
Who encouraged Warbeck to invade England in 1496?
James IV of Scotland
What treaties secured peace with Scotland under H7?
The Truce of Ayton 1497 and rhen the Treaty of Perpetual Peace 1502
What was agreed at the Treaty of Medina del Campo in 1489?
Mutual protection against invasion, wouldn’t harbour rebels, marriage between Arthur and Catherine, and equal trading rights
What left H7 isolated in Europe in the last years of his reign?
The deaths of Isabella and Philip of Castile and succession of Ferdinand who signed the Treaty of Blois with France in 1505
