Henry VII: Foreign Policy

Question 1

What were Henry VII’s aims for foreign policy?

Answer 1

• Alliance with Spain
• Retain independence of Brittany
• Keep France at bay
• trade
• Cautious foreign policy

Question 2

What were the years of the Brittany Crisis?

Answer 2

1487-1492

Question 3

Why did Henry want to protect Brittany?

Answer 3

Believed that owning Brittany would make it easier for France to invade England and they had sheltered him during his exile.

Question 4

What was the Treaty of Redon (1489)?

Answer 4

Henry agreed to send 6000 troops to Brittany and in return Anne pledged to pay English troops and not to marry or form alliance without Henry’s consent.

Question 5

What was the Treaty of Drodrecht (1589)?

Answer 5

Alliance with Maximilian to send 3000 troops to help his army who were under siege from french forces and Maximilian would send troops to help Henry in Brittany.

Question 6

Why did the treaty of Dordrecht (1489) fall through?

Answer 6

Maximilian did not send troops and made peace with France.

Question 7

What was the treaty of Medina Del Campo (1489)?

Answer 7

Henry joined forces with Spain and agreed to to war against France and it was cemented with the betrothal of Prince Arthur and Catherine of Aragon.

Question 8

Why did the treaty of Medina Del campo not help Henry in defending Brittany?

Answer 8

Spain were drew into war with Grenada so withdrew their forces from Brittany.

Question 9

How much money did Henry raise from parliamentary grants and benevolences for his war with France during the Brittany Crisis?

Answer 9

£181,500

Question 10

What was the treaty of Etaples (1492)?

Answer 10

France agreed to a French pension (£159,000) in return for Henry removing his troops and also closed France off to the Yorkists including Warbeck.

Question 11

What were the years of the Castilian Succession Crisis?

Answer 11

1504-1506

Question 12

What started the Castilian Succession Crisis?

Answer 12

Isabelle of Castile died in 1504 and as she and her husband Ferdinand united Castile and Aragon but he had no right to rule without her. And instead it went to their daughter Joanna who was married to Philip of burgundy meaning Castile became part of the Holy Roman Empire.

Question 13

What was the Magnus Intercursus?

Answer 13

A new trade deal with Philip of burgundy after he washed up on England’s shores while on his way to Spain. It agreed to a better trade deal than the existing one and forced him to give up Edmund de la Pole and Henry pledged his support to Philip (Ferdinand had allies with the french).

Question 14

What were the consequences for Henry when Philip of Burgundy died in 1506?

Answer 14

He failed to arrange a marriage to Joanna of Castile which was blocked by Ferdinand.
Henry tried to marry Arthur to Catherine of Aragon which was never agreed to in his lifetime.
He was left out of the League of Cambrai which aimed to attack Venice.

Question 15

What were the years that Scotland were a problem for Henry?

Answer 15

1485-1509

Henry’s full reign

Question 16

What did Henry sign in 1486 (Scotland)?

Answer 16

A three year peace treaty with King James III.

Question 17

Why did the new King James IV of Scotland not pose a strong threat to Henry?

Answer 17

He was only a infant when his father was assassinated and he was soon betrothed to Henry’s daughter Margaret.

Question 18

Why was the nine year treaty with Scotland in 1493 not the most successful ?

Answer 18

It did not stop Perkin Warbeck from marrying James VI cousin and James supported a invasion of England in 1496.

Question 19

What was the truce of Ayton (1497)

Answer 19

Treaty with Scotland which brought a close to the conflicts between England and Scotland.

Question 20

What was the treaty of Perpetual Peace (1502)?

Answer 20

Margaret married James VI in 1503 but the border raids still continued and the Franco-Scottish alliance grew stronger but Henry managed to secure the border for the test of his reign.