2.5) hvii foreign policy successes and failures

Question 1

Successes of Dynastic recognition

Answer 1

• 1489 Betrothal of Prince Arthur to Catherine of Aragon (with dowry of £40k) (medina del campo)
• 1499 Full marriage treaty- Warbeck executed
• 1501 Marriage of Arthur and Catherine (delay partly because of Warbeck)
• 1503 Catherine betrothed to Prince Henry
• 1503 James IV marries Henry’s daughter, Margaret Tudor

Question 2

Failures of dynastic recognition

Answer 2

• 1493 Maximilian recognises Warbeck
• 1495 James IV comes of age; marries Warbeck to his cousin
• 1506 Henry fearful of French intentions towards Burgundy, offers himself in marriage to Joana, but Ferdinand refuses and fails to send rest of Catherine’s dowry

Question 3

Successes of territorial security

Answer 3

• 1497 truce of Ayton meant that there would be peace with the Scots and 1502 Treaty of perpetual peace continued peaceful relations
• 1489 Medina del campo- no support for pretenders
• 1499 Warbeck executed
• 1492 Etaples- no French support for Warbeck

Question 4

Failures of territorial security

Answer 4

• 1494 French conquer Naples> long term hostility
• 1496 James IV gives military support to Warbeck for invasion

Question 5

successes of Avoiding royal wars

Answer 5

• 1489 Treaty of Medina del Campo- meant that there was no support for English rebels. Mutual support vs French (English support Spanish until Ferdinand had recovered smaller provinces of Rousillon and Certanya)
• 1496 England joins Holy League
• 1498 Treaty of Etaples renewed

Question 6

Failures of avoiding war

Answer 6

• 1496-8 Further trade war after Philip imposes new import duty on cloth
• 1504 Death of Isabella: ends anti French alliance of England/ Spain/ Burgundy
• 1508 fails to create anti- Ferdinand alliance with France and Burgundy; frozen out of League of Cambrai (Spain/ France -anti Venice) but diverted attention, probably fortunate
• Border raids continue; James expands navy; Scotland maintains Auld Alliance, but situation stabilised

Question 7

successes of increasing trade

Answer 7

• 1489 Medina del Campo- Mutual reduction in tariffs, English ships could trade with Spanish ports
• 1496 England joins Holy League
• 1496 Magnus Intercursus- Based on good trading relations were resumed between England and Brittany