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*UNFINISHED* a-level tudors year 12 foreign relations and policy
When was the Intercursus Magnus signed?
1496
Who was the Intercursus Magnus between?
England and Burgundy
How did the Intercursus Magnus benefit England?
English merchants could trade freely with Burgundy except Flanders
English cloth transported across Europe from Antwerp
1509 - English merchants shipping half of cloth in Europe - 60% more cloth exported - would help development in the New World
When was the Intercursus Malus signed?
1506
Who was involved in the Intercursus Malus?
England and Burgundy
What did the Intercursus Malus involve?
No duties upon the sale of English cloth but Dutch subjects continued to pay English duties
What was the Hanseatic League?
German towns who dominated trading in the Baltic
How did Henry VII counter the Hanseatic League?
Navigation Acts (1485-86)
What did the Navigation Acts encourage?
The use of English ships to carry goods e.g. French wines only on English ships
When was the Treaty of Medina del Campo?
1489
Who was involved in the Treaty of Medina del Campo?
England and Spain
What did the Treaty of Medina del Campo promise?
An alliance with equal trading rights
Not make agreements with France without consulting each other
What deepened the Treaty of Medina del Campo?
The marriage between Prince Arthur and the daughter of the Spanish monarchs
How long was the Breton Crisis?
1488-1492
Who was involved in the Breton Crisis?
England, France and Brittany
What were the consequences of the Breton Crisis?
Parliament granted £100,000 for 3-6,000 men
England acted only in defence of Brittany
France received Warbeck in court and moved more troops into Brittany
England sent 12,000 troops into Brittany
Southern shore in French hands except Calais
What ended the Breton Crisis?
The Treaty of Etaples
When was the Treaty of Etaples signed?
1492
What were the consequences of the Treaty of Etaples?
England left France for a payment of 745,000 crowns
An agreement to not support England’s enemies
When did Prince Arthur and Elizabeth die?
1502 and 1503
What was the significance of the deaths of Arthur and Elizabeth?
No possibility of Spanish wife after death of Isabella in 1504
Ferdinand became regent to Joanna (married to Duke of Burgundy) to prevent English-Spanish alliance; affected relations with Burgundy
1505 - looking for Burgundian bride for Henry VII with Philip; angered Ferdinand who turned to Louis XII - married Louis XII’s niece Germaine de Foix (1505)
Philip death in 1506 - Burgundy weakened; Joanna unfit to rule - worried France would take part of Netherlands; affects English trade
Ferdinand declared King of Castile
When was the League of Cambrai?
1508
What was the significance of the League of Cambrai?
Louis XII, Ferdinand, Archduke Charles and the Pope came together against Venice
This meant England was no longer seen as an enemy by any country
Who were John and Sebastian Cabot?
Adventurers - John reached Newfoundland in 1497 and claimed it for England
Died in 1509 - Sebastian received Henry’s blessing same year and reached Hudson Bay
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