Breadth study- war and diplomacy

Henry IV

• Prince of Wales was successful in his campaigns

• Marriage Alliances- married off his children to strengthen foreign alliances

• 1404: French naval attacks on English coast

• 1403: Hostpur’s rebellion

Henry V

Marriage of Henry V to Catherine of Valois - allowed son to become King of France as well as England

Military victories- Agincourt 1415, Rouen 1419

Anglo-Burgundian Alliance in 1419

Treaty of Troyes in 1420

War and diplomacy under Henry VI

• Cade’s rebellion- link to War in France

• Treaty of Troyes resented by Armagnacs

• Treaty of Tours 1444- widely regarded as unsuccessful as MofA not seen as a good fit

• Failures in France- loss of Normandy in 1450 and Gascony in 1451

Edward IV

French King gave support to Warwick, Clarence and Margaret of Anjou. Acted against Edward and wanted to put Henry VI back on the throne

1475: Treaty of Picquigny Louis XI paid Edward £15,000 upfront and an annual pension of £10,000- helped Edward secure his hold on the throne financially. Meant that Edward did not have to appeal for taxation until 1482

Henry VII

• Spanish marriage 1501: Marriage of Prince Arthur and Catherine of Aragon in 1501- new political ally and increasing success in his foreign policy

• However: Arthur died in 1502- Spain not best ally for England as it did not grant England the most stability- better to go for France.

• Warbeck had support from France