Important evidence (Tudors) Flashcards
Treaty of Medina del Campo
1489
Spain and England
Agreed not to harbour rebels or pretenders
The treaty arranged a marriage between Prince Arthur and Catherine of Aragon
Treaty of Etaples
1492
Peace settlement between England and France
Charles withdrew support for Perkin Warbeck and paid a pension to Henry
Trade Embargo with Burgundy
1493
Intercursus Magnus
1496
England and Burgundy
End the trade embargo
Treaty of Ayton
1497
England and Scotland
Immediate truce after Cornish rebellion
Led to James IV ending support for Warbeck
Treaty of Windsor
1506
England, Spain and Burgundy
Intercursus Malus
Earl of Suffolk returned to England
Proposed marriage between Henry and Philip’s sister, Margaret
Acts of Attainder
1485-87
56 Acts passed
Noble families lost right to inherit land
Could financially ruin families
Were reversible
7th Parliament
1504
Granted Henry only £40,000 instead of £90,000
How did Henry VII reward the nobility
Patronage: Earl of Oxford became major land owner in East Anglia
37 Knights of Garter created
Battle of Stoke Field
1487
Lambert Simnel (claiming to be Earl of Warwick) and Earl of Lincoln (leader of Yorkist party)
Margaret of Burgundy supplied 2000 mercenaries
Henry’s 12,000 men defeat 8000 rebel army
Earl of Lincoln killed in battle
Yorkshire rebellion
1489
Sparked by resentment over tax granted by parliament
Rebels murdered Earl of Northumberland
Cornish rebellion
1497
15,000 rebels marched to Blackheath
Easily suppressed
Led to Treaty of Ayton
Cloth trade (Henry VII)
90% of export revenues
60% increase in the volume of cloth exports
Example of a noble who was financially ruined after illegally retaining
1506
Lord Burgavenny
Fined £70,000
Renewal of Treaty of Etaples
1510
England and France
To seek continuation of peace with France
Battle of Spurs
1513
Captured Therouanne and Tournai
Nothing more than a little Skirmish but claimed as a ‘stunning victory
Battle of Flodden
1513
James IV killed leaving throne in hands of infant James V
Henry did not capitalise on fragile position of Scottish throne
How were Henry’s military adventures of 1513 unsuccessful
Henry was forced to liquidate assets inherited from his father to finance it
Renegotiated French pension was lost
Tournai sold back to France for a price less than the English had paid to repair defences after the initial siege
Treaty of Cambrai
1517
HRE and France establish peace
Caused England to be dangerously isolated in Europe
Field of Cloth of Gold
1520
Cost Henry £15,000
Extravagant diplomatic encounter
Achieved little diplomatically
Contradicted by Treaty of Bruges
Treaty of Bruges
1521
England and HRE
To improve Henrys relations with Pope who wanted reduced French control over Italy
To get a marriage alliance between Emperor and Henry’s daughter, Mary
Outcome of Treaty of Bruges
English armies invaded northern France in 1522 and 1523
Charles cancelled the marriage agreement with Mary
Treaty of Amiens
1527
England and France
An anti-imperial alliance was made
To strengthen England’s weak position
Battle of Solway Moss
1542
Scots heavily defeated
James V died shortly after - leaving 1 week old Mary as heir
How was the success of Solway Moss limited
Neglected opportunity to secure policy through military force
Battle of Ancrum Moor
1545
Francis I sent troops to Scotland to reinforce a possible invasion of England
English defeated
Outcome of Battle of Ancrum Moor
French failed to recapture Boulogne
Invasion of Northern England never materialised
Peace agreed in 1546
How much money did Henry spend on French campaigns from 1509-1525, and then by the end of his reign?
1509-1525: £1.4 million
£3.5 million
Enclosures Act
1515
188 prosecutions
Abandoned in 1523 as a compromise for subsidy
Reform of Star Chamber
1516
Designed to challenge corruption and abuse of power of Nobility
1685 cases
10x number under Henry VII
Fourth parliament (Henry VIII)
1523
Granted Wolsey £150,000
£800,000 was requested
Resistance to amicable grant
1525
Additional tax Wolsey demanded
To fund Henry’s war in France
10,000 resisted payment in Essex/Suffolk
Abandoned by Henry