Henry VII Foreign Policy

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When did France invade Brittany?
1487
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Why was Brittany important to Henry?
They had welcomed him when he was in exile.
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Why was France important to Henry?
They provided him with the means to invade England.
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When was the Treaty of Redon? What did it state?
1489: that Brittany would pay for a small English army to protect them from the French.
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When did Anne marry Charles VIII?
1490
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When did Henry launch an attack following Anne's marriage? Why was it successful?
1492 - it was quite late in the season so France thought it would be better to just settle.
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When and what were the terms of the Treaty of Etaples?
November 1492 - Charles would withdraw support for Perkin Warbeck and agreed to compensate the English for their army with an annual pension of
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Why had relations between England and Burgundy deteriorated?
The hospitality that Philip and Maximilian had offered to Perkin Warbeck had concerned Henry.
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When did Henry place a trade embargo on Burgundy? How was this received in England?
Between 1493 and 1496 - in areas that were reliant on trade (like London) Henry became especially unpopular.
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How did relations between England and Burgundy eventually improve?
After Perkin Warbeck had left Burgundy Henry agreed on the Intercursus Magnus which brought the trade embargo to an end.
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What had caused Anglo-Burgundian relations to become central to Henry's foreign policy?
The death of Isabella of Castile in 1504
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When was the Treaty of Windsor? What were its terms?
1506 - Philip and Maximillian agreed to hand over the Earl of Suffolk to Henry
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When was the Treaty of Medina del Campo? What did it establish?
1489 - Spain and England would offer mutual protection in the event of an attack, neither country would harbour rebels and the arranged marriage between Prince Arthur and Catherine of Aragon.
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Why was Ferdinand reluctant for the marriage between Arthur and Catherine to go ahead?
Henry's position was still being threatened by Perkin Warbeck, and the two monarchs argued over the details of the wedding.
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When did the marriage take place?
1501
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When did Arthur die? What did Henry suggest as an alternative?
1502 - that Catherine marry his younger son, Henry. But Ferdinand was reluctant.
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Why did Henry lose interest in Ferdinand?
The death of Isabella of Castile made Ferdinand a less important political figure.
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Who did Henry support for the succession of the Castilian throne? How?
Ferdinand's daughter, Juana. He signed the Treaty of Windsor with her husband, Philip of Burgundy.
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What ruined Juana's case for becoming the Castilian successor?
When her husband Philip died, Ferdinand described her as mad and thus unfit to rule.
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What did James IV offer to Perkin Warbeck upon his arrival?
He provided Warbeck with a pension and an aristocratic marriage to Lady Catherine Gordon. He encouraged him to cross the border into England.
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What did Warbeck's army encourage Henry to do?
Raise a larger army and invade Scotland.
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What did this cause in England?
The raise in taxation sparked the Cornish rebellion, which made it clear that a truce was needed.
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When was the Treaty of Perpetual Peace?
1502
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What was agreed as a result?
The marriage between James and Henry's daughter, Margaret Tudor.
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