James VI and I - Foreign Policy Flashcards
What was the Treaty of London ?
this occurred in 1604 and this was an agreement to end conflict between Spain and England. This agreement involved an end to English aid to the Dutch.
What triggered the 30 years war ?
when a German catholic prince was elected the position of King of Bohemia/ This was the problem as usually the Holy Roman Emperor would be elected to the position as it his right. Therefore protestants rebelled against Emperor Ferdinand Habsburg, who was catholic and offered the crown to Frederick of the Palatine.
How was the 30 years war an issue for King James ?
He had religious reasons to intervene as protestants were being prosecuted by Catholics in the thirty years war. And also dynastic reasons as his daughter Elizabeth was married to Prince Frederick
What did James do regarding the 30 years war ?
He negotiated for peace with Spain, as he already secured peace in 1604 and wanted to maintain it. This angered the political nation as a protestant monarch was engaging in diplomatic negotiations with a catholic country. This led to MP’s criticising the Spanish match. This angered James as he believed that foreign policy was part of his prerogative, however the MP’s stated that it was their ‘birth right’ to engage in foreign policy, James then simply dissolved parliament.
What was the Spanish Match ?
this was the idea that the English Prince would marry the Spanish infanta. This then led Charles I going to Spain with Buckingham to win the Infanta directly. However the infanta rejected Charles and he returned empty handed.
