James I - Foreign Policy Flashcards
Foreign Policy 1603-1625
What was James I’s Aims for Foreign Policy?
He disliked war esp holy war
Wanted to be a peacemaker - Rex Pacificus
Eager to end a war with Spanish
Very reactive
Preferred diplomacy
He had FP as a preroative confusing MPs due to him having a lack of details presented
Pressure to continue after EI Spanish Armada
Advisors said Catholics were a threat.
What was the 30 Years War?
Final stage between Catholics vs Prods
Habsburg controlled Spain and modern belgium
Elected Habsburgs were in HRE
Habsburg - Devout Catholics
How was James Rex Pacificus?
Negiotiated treaty with Spain in 1605 - “Treaty of London
Felt justified to peace and didn’t want to continue.
England was a trading partner
Brill and Flushing remained English
Wanted expenditure down
Reluctant to help Henry VI of France because he was a hun turned catholic but in conflict.
Wanted to stop marriage between Spain and France.
Where was there opposition to the Treaty of London 1605?
They benefited from piracy so wanted to keep the war ongoing.
How was James a matchmaker?
Intended his son to marry Infanta Maria of Spain
Count Gondomar encouraged the match
Catholics sympathisers favoured the match
Why did the first Spanish match fail?
Lack of urgency because Charles was still young
Not acceptable in England and rejected by James and Parliament.
What was the Spanish Match Part 2?
Earl of Bristol tried to convince Phillip VI in 1622
Tried via trad methods
Earl of Bristol and Charles go to Spain
Why did Charles fail?
Spanish King thought he was converting to Catholicism
Rejected which offended the King and led to rising tensions
Completely unnecessary
Caused discontent due to Anti-Catholic sentiment
Why did Count Oliveres oppose the match?
It had no benefit to Spain and England was a small power still.
Why was Infanta Maria’s opinion null?
She was reluctant but null because of patriarchy.
What did James have to do in 1623?
He had to rescue him after the sour turn in negotiations.
How was James a fighter in his foreign policy?
30 Years War broke out in 1618 because of prods revolting in Bohemia
What did James’ son in law Frederick do? What did James say about it?
Offered the crown to the rebels
James believed that an established King shouldn’t bow down to the rebels
What did Frederick have to do?
Listen to his wife
What was the results of this?
Frederick lost all of the Palatinate and ended up in refuge in the Hague
Lost all his hereditary land which was considered harsh
Why was James under big pressure? What was his plan to solve this?
Due to tensions and intervening in landlocked areas which was considered unwise
His plan was to solve it via the Spanish match but this failed because overestimation of his international influence etc.
How did Count Gondomar try and mess up with James?
Prevent English aid in the Rhine and manipulate James - distracted to not send troops
How did James make Charles have love? Why was FP limited?
FP limited due to Finance in later years
Lost patience with Charles - who was an attacker
Mansfield Expedition - wanted to recover the Rhine
Joined an Anti-Habsburg alliance
Charles married a French Catholic Henrietta Marie
1625 was not successful because the expedition had English troops in Dutch port but they died of the plague.
