Henry VII Foreign Policy

Created by: Roseanne Hocking
Created on: 29-09-17 12:45


	Henry VII Foreign Policy
	Advantages Pursued a peaceful foreign policy and avoided war Medina Del Campo (1489)- Marriage treaty between Arthur and Catherine of Aragon, tax tarrifs were reduced Treaty of Ayton (1497)- peace with Scotland and Perpetual Peace (1502)- Marriage alliance of Margaret and James IV Treaty of Etaples (1492)- Given 742,000 crowns from France payable at 50,000 crowns a year Strong relations with with papacy, able to change rules on sanctuary Intercrsus Magnus (1496)- Put an end on the trade embargo with Burgandy, England could now trade freely Secured succession had two sons Arthur (1486) and Henry VIII (1491)	Disadvantages Brittany Was Lost Treaty of redon (1489) had to supply 6,000 Archers Perkin Warbeck was welcomed into France, Ireland, Burgandy and the Holy Roman Empire Trade ban with Burgandy Treaty of Windsor (1506) lost £136,000 to Phillip of Burgandy Dowry of Catherine of Aragon was never fully paid only 100,000 was paid Scottish and Warbeck attack on England led to Henry having to Declare War Need for money to fund war led to the cornish rebellion due to taxes
	Evaluation Henry VII Foreign Policy can be seen to be peaceful and a success, this was because Henry was able to avoid war as much as possible, Henry was also able to increase his income through the Treaty of Etaples with France and was able to successfully create peace with Scotland and prevent any future invasion in his reign.

Henry VII Foreign Policy

Advantages

Pursued a peaceful foreign policy and avoided war
Medina Del Campo (1489)- Marriage treaty between Arthur and Catherine of Aragon, tax tarrifs were reduced
Treaty of Ayton (1497)- peace with Scotland and Perpetual Peace (1502)- Marriage alliance of Margaret and James IV
Treaty of Etaples (1492)- Given 742,000 crowns from France payable at 50,000 crowns a year
Strong relations with with papacy, able to change rules on sanctuary
Intercrsus Magnus (1496)- Put an end on the trade embargo with Burgandy, England could now trade freely
Secured succession had two sons Arthur (1486) and Henry VIII (1491)

Disadvantages

Brittany Was Lost
Treaty of redon (1489) had to supply 6,000 Archers
Perkin Warbeck was welcomed into France, Ireland, Burgandy and the Holy Roman Empire
Trade ban with Burgandy
Treaty of Windsor (1506) lost £136,000 to Phillip of Burgandy
Dowry of Catherine of Aragon was never fully paid only 100,000 was paid
Scottish and Warbeck attack on England led to Henry having to Declare War
Need for money to fund war led to the cornish rebellion due to taxes

Evaluation

Henry VII Foreign Policy can be seen to be peaceful and a success, this was because Henry was able to avoid war as much as possible, Henry was also able to increase his income through the Treaty of Etaples with France and was able to successfully create peace with Scotland and prevent any future invasion in his reign.

Comments

emlovesenglish

Report Tue 7th May, 2019 @ 10:15

very useful!

Guy_Hobbs

Report Sun 15th December, 2019 @ 19:32

A lot of this information is blatantly wrong. The Treaty of Ayton was in 1497 for starters, not 1489. The Treaty of Redon was not in 1486, it was in 1489. Prince Arthur did not secure the succession, as he died six months after his marriage to Catherine of Aragon in 1501.

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Henry VII Foreign Policy