Henry VII (part 2) Flashcards
Foreign policy, Society, religion (22 cards)
When was the Navigation Act and what did it do?
1485 - forbade English merchants loading goods onto foreign ships unless no English ones were available
-English ships, crew of at least 50% Kings subjects required
What two countries did Henry make commercial treaties with in 1486?
France and Brittany (owed for shelter during exile)
When and why did Henry make a treaty with the Holy Roman Empire?
1487 - better security, less chance of them backing an invasion
When was the treaty of Redon and why did Henry make it?
1489 - 6000 troops provided to defend Breton independence under Lord Daubeney
When was the Treaty of Dordrecht with Maximilian and what was the aim?
1489 - Henry sent 3000 troops to Maximilian and HRE, failed as he didn’t provide troops for Breton independence (made peace with Charles VIII of France)j
What was the outcome of Brittany?
Attempts failed in 1491, Anne married Charles VIII under pressure, France took Brittany
What and when was the treaty of Medina del Campo?
~Henry recognised as King, ended trade restrictions
~CoA promised to Prince Arthur
~Agreed to go to war with France to recover Normandy and Aquitane
When was the Treaty of Florence?
1490 - allowed English wool to be imported into Pisa (main port of Florence)
When was the Treaty of Etaples?
1492 -
~England led 12,000 troops into Brittany, agreed to remove all troops from French soil (except Calais)
~France to pay England 745,000 crowns (£159,000)
When was the Nine Year truce made with Scotland?
1493 - after pro-English Earl of Angus took control
When and why was a trade embargo put on Burgundy?
1493 - huge risk to force Warbeck out
When was the Holy League (League of Venice) set up?
1495 - to force french out of Italy, Henry joined in 1496
When was the Intercursus Magnus?
1496 - Free trade deal with Burgundy
-Philip not to support Warbeck as Margaret had done
How effective was the Intercursus Magnus?
By 1509 - England exporting over half of cloth exports to Europe
-Cloth production 1485-1509 had increased 60%
When was the Treaty of Ayton?
1497 - Scots stopped supporting Warbeck brought end to crisis with Scotland
-After Warbeck execution became full peace treaty (first agreement of kind with Scotland since 1328)
When did Arthur marry CoA?
1501
When did Arthur die?
April 1502
When was the intercursus malus and what were its terms?
1506 - Henry had to pay £158,000 to get Earl of Suffolk back
-marriage alliances: HVII to Margaret of Austria, Prince Henry to Eleanor of Burgundy, Princess Mary to Charles of Burgundy
-English cloth exported without duty, seen to generous, reverted in 1507
When was the League of Cambrai created and what was the impact?
1508 - Louis XII and Spain main players, England isolated from European affairs
what was the rough population during Henry’s reign?
2 million
What percentage of commoners lived in poverty by 1500?
Around 50%
