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Mind Map by Katie Difford, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Katie Difford
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Foreign Policy
Towards Spain
- Treaty of London, 1604
- A Spanish and English
delegation, sitting at
Somerset House in
London
- James was pleased with the
outcome, saying he had
delivered the blessing of peace
abroad to his subjects
- Hostilities ceased and good trade concessions
were gained in Spain and Netherlands but no
concession on Spanish colonial trade
- Advantages
- Favourable
balance of trade
- Pacification of Ireland
could proceed more easily
- English merchants got a better deal
- Favourable
balance of trade
- A Spanish and English
delegation, sitting at
Somerset House in
London
- Dynastic Marriages
- Used his children to balance out
European power
- Stabilize Europe and safeguard his dynasty through
a Protestant marriage for his daughter and a
Spanish Catholic marriage for his son
- Henry was due to marry the infanta Anne,
but he was reluctant to marry a Catholic
- Protestant marriage achieved in 1613 when Elizabeth
married Elector Frederick V of the Palatinate
- James was short of money after Addled
parliament and Infanta Maria was suggested for
Charles (a large dowry involved)
- Used his children to balance out
European power
- Change after 1618
- Policy was closely interlinked with
James's policy the HRE
- Reflected growing tension between
Evangelical Union and the Catholic League,
expiry of Twelve Years Truce, Thirty Years War
- Battle of White Mountain
- James' son-in-law was driven from
Bohemia and he still would not get
involved in hostilities in Europe
- James' son-in-law was driven from
Bohemia and he still would not get
involved in hostilities in Europe
- Spanish support for Austrian Hasburgs
was significant as James lacked...
- A standing army
- sufficient financial backing
for military intervention
- sufficient funds to support
mercenary troops
- A standing army
- James was ideologicaly and
emotionally opposed to intervention
- Wanted a diplomatic solution
- Sent 2,500 troops to the continent to
indicate concern over the Palatinate, but
forbidden to fight
- Sent 2,500 troops to the continent to
indicate concern over the Palatinate, but
forbidden to fight
- Policy was closely interlinked with
James's policy the HRE
- Third Parliament
- Offered James
inadequate subsidies
- Showed its strength by reviving the process
of impeachment to attack monopolists and
bring about the fall of Bacon
- Foreign policy led to debates on matters of
royal prerogative and parliamentary privilege
- Common's Petition of 3rd December 1921
- "aid those of our religion
in foreign parts"
- Marry Prince Charles to a Protestant
- Importance of foreign policy as stimulating key
issues: finance, religion, prerogative and privelege
- "aid those of our religion
in foreign parts"
- Offered James
inadequate subsidies
- Visit to Madrid, 1623
- Last attempt to achieve Spanish marriage
- When this failed, Buckingham began
to favor a French marriage for Charles
- Their activities did much to undermine the traditional
policy of James that was based on the Treaty of London
- Last attempt to achieve Spanish marriage
- Fourth Parliament
- Keen for war on Spain
- Supported by Buckingham and Charles
- Supported by Buckingham and Charles
- Cranfield was removed
by impeachment
- The key anchor of James's foreign policy,
peace with Spain, was about to be severed
- All treaties with Spain dissolved and voted £300,000 for a naval war
- Approaches to France for a marriage
between Charles and Henrietta Maria;
successful
- Keen for war on Spain
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