H7 Foreign policy

Question 1

when was the French invasion of Brittany

Answer 1

1487

Question 2

when did parliament grant Henry extraordinary taxation for an invasion of France

Answer 2

1489

Question 3

When was the Treaty of Redon and what did it do

Answer 3

1489
Duchess Anne (Brittany) agreed to pay for a small English army to defend Brittany

Question 4

Why was Henry worried about the French invasion of Brittany

Answer 4

henry felt he had an obligation to the Bretons and he feared that it would increase the threat of the French

Question 5

What happened when the French invaded Brittany

Answer 5

Anne surrendered to France and married Charles VIII

Question 6

When did Henry invade France

Answer 6

1492

Question 7

what did the English invasion of France lead to

Answer 7

Treaty of Etaples

Question 8

When was the treaty of Etaples and what did it lead to

Answer 8

1492
Charles VIII withdraw his support for Perkin Warbeck
Charles would pay Henry a pension of £5000 a year to compensate him for raising an army to invade France

Question 9

Why was Scotland a threat

Answer 9

James IV offered support to Perkin Warbeck and the 2 countries had a long term rivalry

Question 10

What did Scotland provide to Perkin Warbeck

Answer 10

2 years in the Scottish court
A pension form the king and an aristocratic marriage to Lady Catherine Gordon (James IVs cousin)

Question 11

What did James IV do in 1496

Answer 11

encourage Warbeck to cross the border

Question 12

What happened in Warbecks invasion

Answer 12

his army gathered little support so had to retreat

Question 13

when did henry invade Scotland

Answer 13

1497

Question 14

What did the English counter invasion into Scotland cause

Answer 14

The cornish rebellion

Question 15

When was the treaty of Ayton and what did it do

Answer 15

1497
secured a truce between England and Scotland

Question 16

When was the treaty of perpetual peace and what did it do

Answer 16

1502
formal peace treaty
sanctioned marriage between princess Margaret and James IV

Question 17

When did Margearet and James IV marry

Answer 17

1503

Question 18

Why were the Netherlands important

Answer 18

Majority of England’s export went through ports of the Netherlands e.g. Antwerp

Question 19

When and why did Henry put a trade embargo on the Netherlands

Answer 19

1493-1496
because the Netherlands were offering hospitality to Warbeck

Question 20

Why was the trade embargo with the Netherlands controversial

Answer 20

It showed that Henry was willing to sacrifice the commercial interests of merchants

Question 21

when was the intercursus magnus and what did it do

Answer 21

1496
ended the trade embargo

Question 22

When was the treaty of windsor and what did it do

Answer 22

1506
created the intercursus malus
Earl of Suffolk returned
proposed marriage between Archduchess Margaret (Philip’s sister) and Henry 7
recognition of Juana and Philip as ruler of Castille

Question 23

When was the intercursus malus and what did it do

Answer 23

1506
tried to improve the trading position of English merchants in the Netherlands but was not successful

Question 24

When was the treaty of Medina del Campo and what did it do

Answer 24

1489
mutual protection between England and Spain
agreed not to harbour rebels or pretenders
agreed marriage between Arthur and Catherine of Aragon

Question 25

why did the marriage between Arthur and Catherine of Aragon not go well

Answer 25

Ferdinand was reluctant to allow it while Perkin Warbeck was still a threat

Question 26

when was the marriage between Catherine of Aragon and Arthur agreed and took place

Answer 26

agreed in 1499
took place in 1501

Question 27

When did Arthur die

Answer 27

1502

Question 28

what happened in Spain in 1504

Answer 28

Isabella died meaning there was a power struggle between Juana (Isabella’s sister and Ferdinand)
Henry supported Juana

Question 29

how was Henry able to create the Treaty of Windsor

Answer 29

Juana and Philip shipwrecked in 1506 and landed in England

Question 30

Where was Henry’s power in Ireland

Answer 30

The Pale

Question 31

Who had power in areas of Ireland that was not the pale

Answer 31

descendants of anglo-norman barons
most important were the Fitzgerald’s (Geraldines) and the Butlers

Question 32

Who was lord deputy in Ireland and why was Henry fearful of him

Answer 32

Earl of Kildare (since 1477)
had Yorkist sympathies
crowned Lambert Simnel king of Ireland in 1486
supported Perkin Warbeck

Question 33

How did Henry change the control of Ireland

Answer 33

Instead of relying on the cheap but unreliable Irish deputies he appointed Prince Henry as Lieutenant of Ireland and Sir Edward Poynings as his deputy

Question 34

When was Poynings law and what did it do

Answer 34

1495
Meant Irish parliament could not pass laws without the approval of the English crown

Question 35

Why did Kildare become effective

Answer 35

he decided to support Henry which also secure the submission of some Irish deputies

Question 35

When and why did henry have to recall Poynings and rely on Kildare

Answer 35

1495
Warbeck returned and besieged the town of Waterford
It was too expensive as Henry had to fund Scottish invasion