Relations with foreign powers/trade Flashcards
What alliance was scotland and france
auld alliance
What did scotland do to sour relations
-harbored warbeck and aided in failed his invasion in 1496
what improved anglo-scottish relations
-1497 surrender of warbeck
-1503 marriage of james iv to princess margaret
When did Henry invade brittany for the breton crisis
1492
What was a consequence of the breton crisis
-french pension 50,000 crowns a year
-treaty of etaples1492 - Henry agreed to withdraw if france stopped supporting warbeck
what was the treaty of redon
1489, Henry sent 6000 troops to fight for brittany
I was REDON about the Breton crisis
what was the treaty of medina del campo
-1489
-arranged marriage between catherine of aragon and arthur
-spain/england agreed not make deals with france before consulting with each other first
-equal trading rights for merchants of both countries
When were trade embargoes imposed then lifted on maragaret of burgundy /why
-margaret supported yorkist claimant to claim
-imposed 1493, lifted 1496
how much did cloth trade account for english trade
90%
what was a consequence of the importance of cloth trading
-increased movement to sheep farming led to enclosure
what were other industries
-remained small and failed to compete with continental competitors
-weaving/brewing/mining small scale
-growing demand for coal as domestic/industrial fuel in london
when was the export of unfinished cloth banned
1487
by the end of henry’s reign the export of raw wool was how much lower than in was at the start
30%
When were the navigation acts passed, and what did they aim to do?
-1485-86
-encourgaed english ships not foreign ones to carry goods
-this benefited merchant adventurers
-tried to curb power of hanseatic league
How did Henry support exploration
-supported john cabot in his voyage, reached newfoundland in 1497, claimed it for england
-also supported sebastian cabot who found hudson bay
