RIII Foreign Policy Flashcards
who did RIII make a friendship treaty with and when
Isabella of Castile
when did RIII make a treaty with Scotland and why
-1484 for a 3 year truce and promised his niece would marry James III of Scotland
what did RIII do in response to the Duke of Brittany supporting HT’s invasion
-attacked Breton and offered DoBrittany HT’s title of EoRichmond if HT handed over
was RIII’s attack / offer to Brittany successful?
-yes and no, HT abandoned by Brittany but they warned him to flee to France , a much stronger power
why did RIII have bad foreign relations with France, Burgundy, Brittany and Castile
-France supported HT as a Lancastrian
-Burgundy Brittany and Castile wanted RIII to go to war with France
why did RIII have bad relations with Scotland
-he continued to back Duke of Albany and performed Albany raids despite futility
-James wanted peace
why did RIII have bad foreign relations with Brittany
-they backed HT invasion with boats, supplies and money
-gave HT warning to flee after bargaining EoRichmond title
when was HT’s second invasion and who was he supported by
-1485
-backed by French, Bretons and Scots (mercenaries)
how successful was RIII foreign policy
not at all really
