Henry VII

• Spain

  • treaty of medina del campo 1489 = mutual defence; no harbouring rebels; marriage between arthur and catherine
  • 1501 marriage = arthur and catherine
  • 1502 = arthur dies - henry offers son, henry but ferdinand is reluctant as french and spanish relations are good now
  • after relations deteriorated, he agreed
  • 1504 = isabella of castille died - spain could collapse so he backed phillip
  • 1505 = treaty of blois with france = marriage with louis's niece
  • 1506 = when phillip died, ferdinand gained control with french support and did not need england
• Ireland

  • henry's power extended to the pale in ireland
  • earl of kildare led the pale
  • he had yorkist sympathies so henry decided to appoint his son henry as the lieutenant of ireland
  • poynings as deputy
  • "poynings" law in 1495 = laws passed with english approval
  • expensive
  • kildare given power back and henry and kildare become close by 1496
• brittany and france

  • burgandy and spain send troops but retreat
  • henry isolated - treaty of redon 1489
  • anne pays for small english army
  • she retreats and marries charles of france
  • treaty of etaples 1492 = between france and england
  • no harbouring pretenders, pension of £5000 paid to henry and henry remove troop
• Scotland

  • warbeck welcomed in 1495
  • goes to england but fails
  • henry raises army
  • truce of ayton - 1497 = ends war
  • treaty of perpetual peace 1502 - marriage alliance = james and margaret
• Burgundy

  • trade embargo 1493
  • intercursus magnus 1496 ends the embargo
  • margret recognises henry and she dies 1503
  • phillip and juana crash in england in 1506 fo 3 months
  • henry invites them and they agree on 2 treaties
  • treaty of windsor = secure better trade with intercursus malus; suffolk handed to england and henry supporting phillip
  • phillip gave suffolk but he dies
  • intercurus malus is not allowed under maximillian
  • treaty of cambrai 1508 = spain, HRE and france = henry isolated