Henry VII Foreign Policy

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Created on: 06-05-21 09:33

Burgundy relations in 1485

- Part of the HRE
- Margaret of Burgundy was Richard III's sister & so hated Henry VII
- She was very influential in Burgundy and supported Perkin Warbeck until 1496
- In 1496 Henry signed the Magnus Intercurcus with Philip duke of burgundy

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Spanish relations in 1485

- In 1489 the treaty of Medina De Campo signed
- Meant that Spain and England could not make a treaty with France without checking with one another beforehand
- Equal trading rights for Spanish and English merchants
- Prince Arthur would marry Catherine

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Scottish relations in 1485

- Made truce with England in 1489
- 1495 James IV welcomed Perkin Warbeck, who married his cousin
- 1497 They invaded England together (big)
- Treaty of Ayton signed between James and Henry, later becomes treaty of perpetual peace in 1502
- 1503 marriage

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French relations in 1485

- Took control of Brittany which was bad for H (called Breton crisis)
- Treaty of Estaples in 1492 ended the Breton crisis, gave H an annual income from France and meant they couldn't harbor any English rebels
- 1496 the holy league created, a group of

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Marriage alliances

Henry had four surviving children, all of whom were married off in political alliances.
Mary: betrothed to Charles of burgundy (called off)
Arthur: betrothed to Catherine of Aragon (Arthur died so alliance ended)
Margaret: married to James IV

H inten

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Steven Gunn- Historian P.O.V

Henry VII'S foreign policy had a long term impact, with northern borders being secured that later created alliances that formed the United Kingdom.

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