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Henry VII - Foreign Policy (Aims (Avoid war (Costs money, Risky), Save…
Henry VII - Foreign Policy
Aims
Avoid war
Costs money
Risky
Save money
Trade
Establish a Tudor dynasty
Strengthen England's position
France
Truce with Charles VIII initially
Brittany crisis creates a feud
Treaty of Etaples - November 1492
Charles agrees not to help Perkin Warbeck
The French pension - £159,000
Louis XII becomes king in 1498
Spain
Treaty of Medina del Campo - 1489
Defensive alliance
Marriage between Arthur Tudor and Catherine of Aragon
Dowry issues ensue
They were only 3 years old so marriage must wait
Only lasts 5 months because Arthur dies in April 1502
Married on 4th November 1501
Once Arthur died, Ferdinand demanded Catherine's return
Henry kept Catherine in England with hopes of marrying her to Prince Henry
Catherine is sent late because Perkin Warbeck makes the country look instable
Ferdinand and Isabella are the strongest allies Henry had, despite their falling out
Emerging power
Isabella of Castile died in 1504
Her daughter Joanna was the oldest and should rule Castile
Joanna was married to Philip, and so he should have rule
Ferdinand wanted Castile for himself
Ferdinand married Germain de Foix, the niece of Louis XII
Holy Roman Empire
Treaty of Windsor - 1506
Henry took advantage of Philip being shipwrecked
Got Suffolk back on the condition that he didn't kill him
Henry VIII later kills him
Maximilian I
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Harboured Henry's enemies
Allowed Margaret to keep them in court
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Henry payed Max millions to get Suffolk back
Treaty of Dordrecht - 1489
Peace and alliance
An unreliable ally for Henry
Burgundy
Margaret of Burgundy was a duchess, not a leader
Philip of Burgundy was Maximilian's son
Died in 1506
Scotland
Truce of Ayton - 1497
Gave his daughter Margaret in marriage to James IV
James and Margaret married in 1503
Gave him a pension
James stopped giving Warbeck support
Old enemies
James IV was an Anglophobe
Supported Perkin Warbeck
Gave him a pension
Married him to his cousin, Lady Catherine Gordon
Papacy
The Pope supported Henry's rule as king
The Holy League - 1495
Anti-French
First tme Henry was recognised as 'one of the group'
League of Cambrai - 1508
Henry was left out of this
Not on good terms with the rest of Europe
Brittany
Anne of Brittany was the heir
Charles married Anne
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Treaty of Redon - 1489
Offers help as long as she sends money
War between Henry and Charles over Brittany
Henry knows he cannot win Brittany back, so he sends a message
October 1492
Not fighting season, so the battle was not planned to be a long one
England comes away with pride and prestige