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What were Henry's aims in foreign policy? |
1. To secure his throne 2. to achieve international recognition of his kingship and his dynasty's legitimate succession (marriage alliances) 3. promote prosperity in England (increasing trade) 4. maintain prestige whilst keeping costs down |
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When was Charles VIII the king of France? |
1483-1498 |
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When was Louis XII king of France? |
1498-1515 |
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Who did Isabella of Castille marry to unite Spain? |
Ferdinand of Aragon |
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When did Isabella of Castille die? |
1504 |
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What was the population of Spain? |
7 million |
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What was the population of France? |
7 million |
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Until what year did Maxamillian rule Burgundy? |
1453 until he inherited the Holy Roman Empire |
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Who were Margret of Burgundy's brothers? |
RICHARD III Ed IV |
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For what years was James III king of Scotland? |
1460-1488 |
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For what years was James IV king of Scotland? |
1488-1513 |
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In 1461, what part of Ireland was ruled by England? |
The Pale |
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Who ran the rest of Ireland in 1461? |
Independent chiefs that held Yorkist sympathies e.g Fitzgeralds |
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What were the years of the Brittany Crisis? |
1487-1492 |
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What is the background to the Brittany crisis? |
France wanted Brittany so they set up a marriage to unite them
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Why was France trying to take over Brittany a problem for Henry? |
-more money for French king so harder for Henry to claim their throne -East coast of England was vulnerable- wind blew from Brittany to England |
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What did Henry do in response to the Brittany crisis? |
looked for allies in Spain and Burgundy -Spain and England sent troops of Brittany in 1487 but had other wars |
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What year did Spain and England sent troops to Brittany? |
1487 |
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What meant the Henry had to act alone in 1488? |
France defeated allied forces at the Battle of St Aubin of Beaujeu |
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When was the treaty of Redon? |
1489 |
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What did the treaty of Redon state? |
henry promised to assist Brittany and paid for their troops |
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What was in the treaty of Medina del Campo? |
-Spain and England defended each other -neither would make treaty with France -Neither would harbour imposters -Princess Catherine of Aragon would marry Prince Arthur |
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When was the marriage of Charles and Anne that absorbed Brittany into France? |
1491 |
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What did Henry do in response to Brittany being absorbed into France? |
Poured troops into Brittany reasserted claim to French throne (basically made a nuisance of himself) |
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When was the Treaty of Estaples? |
1492 |
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What were the details of the Treaty of Estaples? |
France would pay England £5000 each year Charles would not support any imposters Henry would withdraw from Brittany |
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What were the years of the Italian Wars? |
1494-1509 |
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What were the Italian wars? |
France tried to take Italy but Spain and the HRE intervened
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Why were tensions high between Spain and England in the years 1489-1499? |
-Spain did not assist in Brittany -the Warbeck threat meant the the Princess may not marry Arthur as the throne was unstable -arguments over how much to pay for Catherine's dowry |
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What years was the Castilian succession crisis? |
1504-1506 |
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What was the Castilian Succession crisis? |
Isabella, ruler of Castile, died in 1504 she left Castile to her daughter (married to Philip of Burgundy) Ferdinand of Spain (Isabella's husband) was not willing to give it up |
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What was Henry's decision in the Castilian Succession Crisis?§ |
HE retained an alliance with Philip as he needed the trade with Burgundy (marriage to Philip's daughter would be more useful at this point) |
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What happened in 1499? |
Marriage treaty between England and Spain |
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When was the marriage of Prince Arthur to Catherine of Aragon? |
1501 |
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When did Price Arthur die? |
1502 |
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Why was the marriage of Henry VIII to Catherine of Aragon originally declined? why did it happen? |
Relations between Spain and France were good after Arthur's death so Spain didn't want to Relations became bad in 1503 so Spain agreed |
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When was the treaty of Blois? |
1505 |
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What was the treaty of Blois? |
A treaty between Spain and France (somehow let Ferdinand get Castile) |
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What year did Burgundy harbour Simnel? |
1487 |
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What years was the trade embargo with Burgundy? |
1493-96 |
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Why was there a trade embargo with Burgundy? |
Philip wouldn't stop Margret from harbouring Warbeck |
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What year was the Intercursuls Magnus? |
1496 |
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Intercursuls Magnus was international recognition or not? |
RECOGNITION RECOGNITION RECOGNITION RECOGNITION RECOGNITION RECOGNITION RECOGNITION RECOGNITION RECOGNITION RECOGNITION RECOGNITION RECOGNITION |
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Who did Burgundy harbour after Warbeck? |
Earl of Suffolk 1496 |
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What happened to Philip's voyage to Spain? |
Shipwrecked onto England and were welcomed by Henry |
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When was the Treaty of Windsor? |
1506 |
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What was in the treaty of Windsor? |
Henry was to marry Philips siste, Margret of Savoy Henry recognised Philip and Joanna as rulers of Castile Philip would hand of Suffolk as long as Henry spared his life |
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When did Philip die? |
1506 |
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What happened after Philips death? |
Burgundy was taken over by maximilian |
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When was the Treaty of Cambrai? |
1508 |
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What was the Treaty of Cambrai? |
Maxmilian (Burgundy) signed with France and Spain against Venice not Henry;s concern but it could lead to anti-tudor opposition Shows that they do not consider England important enough to include |
