Henry's Foreign Policy

Question 1

1. What were the main aims of Henry’s Foreign Policy? Give 3.

Answer 1

TRADE
SECURE DYNASTY
NATIONAL SECURITY
INTERNATIONAL RECOGNITION

Question 2

2. What was the name of the traditional alliance between France and Scotland?

Answer 2

The Auld Alliance

Question 3

3. Which country did France try to annex?

Answer 3

Brittany

Question 4

4. How many troops did Henry promise to send?

Answer 4

6,000

Question 5

5. When did Henry launch his invasion of France

Answer 5

October 1942

Question 6

6. What was the name of the peace treaty that France and Britain signed?

Answer 6

Treaty of Etaples

Question 7

7. Give three terms of this treaty

Answer 7

1. France to pay £5,000 annually.
2. France would pay Henry’s expenses for aiding Brittany.
3. France would pay arrears from the Treaty of Picquigny
4. France would not support Warbeck

Question 8

8. What was the name of the league that initially excluded Britain in 1495?

Answer 8

League of Venice

Question 9

9. What was the League on Cambrai 1508?

Answer 9

An alliance between England, France and the Netherlands against Spain.

Question 10

10. Why did the League of Cambrai fail?

Answer 10

France withdrew as it did not want to antagonise Spain.

Question 11

11. Which of James’ relatives did Warbeck marry?

Answer 11

Cousin

Question 12

12. What truce did Scotland and France sign?

Answer 12

Truce of Ayton

Question 13

13. When did become a full peace?

Answer 13

1499 (Peace of Ayton)

Question 14

14. Who did James IV marry?

Answer 14

Henry’s eldest daughter Margaret (1503)

Question 15

15. Give two reasons why Burgundy was important

Answer 15

1. Centre of Yorkists
2. Cloth Trade

Question 16

16. Why did Henry place a trade embargo on Burgundy between 1493 and 1496?

Answer 16

There was support for Warbeck

Question 17

17. What ended the trade embargo?

Answer 17

Magnus Intercursus

Question 18

18. What did Henry negotiate in 1508 when Philip took refuge from a storm?

Answer 18

Malus Intercursus

Question 19

19. Why was the Malus Intercursus abandoned? 2 reasons

Answer 19

Too favourable to English merchants.
France abandoned in case it antagonised Spain.

Question 20

20. When was marriage proposed between Arthur and Catherine?

Answer 20

1488

Question 21

21. When was Medina Del Campo signed?

Answer 21

1489

Question 22

22. What were the terms of the treaty? Give 2

Answer 22

Marriage of Catherine and Arthur
£40,000 Catherine’s dowry paid in instalments
Trade was improved
Spain would not help English rebels
Each would help in a war with France.

Question 23

23. When was the marriage agreement finally signed?

Answer 23

1496

Question 24

24. When did the marriage take place?

Answer 24

1 November 1501

Question 25

25. How did Henry celebrate?

Answer 25

He commissioned a gold sovereign.

Question 26

26. Who died in 1504?

Answer 26

Queen Isabella

Question 27

27. Who married Joanna of Castile?

Answer 27

Philip of Burgundy

Question 28

28. Why did Ferdinand get angry with Henry?

Answer 28

He kept Catherine’s dowry and had not proceeded with the marriage between Henry’s son and Catherine.

Question 29

29. When did Elizabeth die?

Answer 29

1503

Question 30

30. Who were the possible matches for Henry? Give 2

Answer 30

1. Joanna of Castile (Ferdinand’s daughter)
2. Joanna of Naples (Ferdinand’s niece)
3. Margaret of Savoy

Question 31

1. Who did Henry want Mary to marry?

Answer 31

The son of Philip of Burgundy, Archduke Charles

Question 32

32. Why did Henry offer his son to Louis XII niece Margaret of Angouleme?

Answer 32

She was French and he was trying to annoy Ferdinand