SCOTLAND

THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ENGLAND AND SCOTLAND

• All English kings had difficulties w Scotland

  • Auld Alliance = always posed a threat

• Scottish hostility towards England created problem w border raids and invasions. H was anxious to establish peace.

• Leniency towards Scotland wouldn’t be well received by H’s nobles - always eager for war

TIMELINE on Scottish relations

1485-95 Relatively peaceful

1495-96 TURNING POINT - James IV offered help to Warbeck - stayed for 2years receiving pension and marriage offer with James’ cousin. James encouraged WB to cross border into England w Scottish army - UNSUCCESSFUL but forced H to raise large army to fight potential Scottish invasion.

1497 CORNISH REBELLION - response to tax rises to pay for army to fight Scots.

TRUCE OF AYTON - Warbeck departs Scotland.

1498 Relations improved. James IV no longer has use for WB

1501-03 Marriage alliance between James IV and Henry’s daughter Margaret. Formal peace treaty - PERPETUAL PEACE

SUCCESSES post 1497

• following the Cornish rebellion and Warbeck leaving Scotland, both sides looked towards reconciliation

• Following the perpetual peace treaty the relationship between England and Scotland improved and the marriage between James IV and Margaret took place in 1503.

FAILURES post 1497

• Border raids still continued

• Auld Alliance continued

• H had stabilised rather than secured his northern border