Foreign Policy Flashcards
When was the Battle of Gascony?
1453
When did Edward begin plans to invade France?
The parliament of 1472
When was Edward given tax grants?
October 1473
When was James III’s son arranged to marry Cecily of York, Edward’s daughter?
1474, following peace treaties in 1473
When was the Treaty of Utrecht? Who with?
In February 1474 Edward agreed a deal with the Hanseatic League
Where else were diplomatic efforts extended to before the invasion of France?
Ferdinand and Isabella and the Duke of Urbino
When was the Treaty of Chateaugiron?
11th September 1472
With Brittany
When did English archers help Francis II repel a French attack on Brittany?
Summer 1472
When was the Treaty of London agreed with Burgundy?
24th July 1474
What did Charles the Bold promise under the terms of the Treaty of London?
8,000 Burgundian troops to support an English invasion force
How large was the English army to invade France?
The majority of the English nobility travelled with Edward, as well as 12,000 well-equipped men
When did Edward land at Calais?
4th July 1475
Where were Charles’ forces occupied when Edward landed in France?
The siege of Neuss
When did Edward and Louis agree the Treaty of Picquigny?
29th August 1475
What is the acronym for the terms of the Treaty of Picquigny?
Truce for 7 years Reparations of £10,000 p.a. Abolition of trade restrictions Wedding planned (D and EoY) Leave France with £15,000
Where did Edward travel on a judicial progress in December 1475?
Hampshire and Wiltshire
How did Edward appease the people after the French invasion?
He remitted the remaining 3/4 of the parliamentary grant
Using the French pension, how long was it until Edward had to tax the people again?
Until 1482
When did Edward nearly lose his French pension?
When Hastings and RDoG sent troops to lift the siege on the town of Boulogne in March 1477
When did Mary of Burgundy marry Maximilian von Habsburg?
August 1477
When did Anglo-Scottish relations break down?
In 1478, as a result of cross-border ‘reaving’
When was RDoG primed for war against Scotland? How?
In 1480 he was appointed Lieutenant-General of the realm and given a ‘commission of array’ to prepare an invasion force
When were marriage arrangements cancelled with Scotland?
October 1481
When was the help of Alexander, Duke of Albany enlisted?
11th June 1482
Which strategically important castle was captured and held onto by RDoG?
Berwick-upon-Tweed
When did RDoG walk into Edinburgh?
July 1482
When and where did Charles the Bold die?
The siege of Nancy in 1477
What year did Mary of Burgundy die?
1482
When was the Treaty of Arras signed between Burgundy/HRE and France?
23rd December 1482
