Henry VII Foreign Relations Flashcards
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1505 Treaty of Blois
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- France and Spain make peace after Tudor snubs Ferdinand over Catherine’s marriage
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1489 Treaty of Medina Del Campo
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- English and Spanish
- Anti-French alliance
- marriage of Arthur to Catherine of Aragon
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Results of the Treaty of Medina Del Campo
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1499-Marriage treaty agreed
1501-Arthur marries Catherine
1502-Arthur dies and Henry’s wife Elizabeth dies
1503-Catherine betrothed to Price Henry
1503-Henry Tudor changes his mind
1506-Henry changes his mind back (Henry uses marriage to gain power for empire)
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1506 Secret Treaty of Windsor
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- Intercursus Malus = bad trade for Burgundy but good trade for England
- Marriage of Margaret of Savoy to heir Henry VIII but Margaret refuses
- Hand over Yorkist pretender Suffolk
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1503 Castillian Succession crisis
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- Isabella of Castille dies
- Leaves Kingdom of Castille to her daughter Joanna
- Joanna married to Philip of Burgundy
- Philip of Burgundy claims control of Castille
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1492 The Treaty of Etpals
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- Negotiated between England and France
- French would pay an annual pension of 50,000 crowns (£5000)
- Charles VIII would not support any imposters
- Henry would withdraw troops from Brittany
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1489 The Treaty of Redon
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- Henry made an anti-french alliance with Maximilian and Ferdinand
- Bretons agreed to cover costs of 3,000 troop English army
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1487-1492 The Breton Crisis
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The main conflicting interests were:
- Brittany to maintain independence from France
- England to honour Tudors obligation to Brittany while avoiding conflict with France
- Spain to prevent France absorbing Brittany
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Results of the Treaty of Etpals
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- Restored good relations with France
- Henry looks militarily strong
- Gets a good financial deal with France
- Didn’t go to a major war
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1496 Intercursus Magnus
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- The great settlement with Philip after Burgundy withdrew support for Warbeck
- Trade treaty gave English merchants the right to trade freely (except in Flanders)
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1508 Treaty of Cambria
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- Military alliance against Venice between Burgundy, France and Spain
- Didn’t involve England
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1489 Treaty of Dordrecht
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- Maximilian to send troops to Brittany to assist Henry to resist French expansion
- Henry to send 3,000 troops to help Maximilian who was being besieged by French and Flemish troops
- Maximilian did not send troops but concentrated in Hungary until made peace with Charles VIII
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1497 Truce of Ayton
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- Peace treaty between England and Scotland
- In 1502 it became the Treaty of perpetual peace
