Redon Alliance Signed
Agrees with Breton representatives to support Brittany against French annexation and commits English military assistance under a formal alliance.
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1489 in England
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Historical records for England in 1489
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February
Dordrecht Anti-French Pact
Joins an anti-French understanding with Habsburg interests while England, Spain and Austria coordinate opposition to French pressure on Brittany.
Treaty of Dordecht
Henry VII & Maximilian I ally to assist the Bretons
Invasion of Brittany
Anne of Brittany agrees to reimburse Henrys expenses. Anne of Brittany agrees to make no peace, truce or marriage with France without Henrys consent. 1st expedition to Brittany, 6000 troops are sent under Lord Daubeney
March
Medina Commercial Concessions
Secures tariff reductions intended to expand trade between England and the Spanish kingdoms as part of the wider diplomatic settlement.
Medina Dowry Settlement
Receives a negotiated marriage settlement fixing a substantial Spanish dowry and detailed arrangements for her future marriage to Prince Arthur.
Medina Guyenne Clause
Accepts a military formula linking English obligations against France to the possibility of recovering the former English province of Guyenne.
Medina Marriage Settlement
Is formally matched with Catherine of Aragon under the Anglo-Spanish settlement designed to bind the Tudor monarchy to the Spanish crowns.
Medina Mutual Defence Clause
Accepts provisions requiring England and Spain to support one another against France under defined military conditions.
Treaty of Medina del Campo
Spain promises a bride for Henry VIIs son Arthur
Treaty of Medina del Campo
The Treaty of Medina del Campo provides for the marriage of Prince Arthur and Catherine of Aragon and establishes closer Anglo-Spanish cooperation.
Treaty of Medina del Campo with Spain
Henry VII concludes the Treaty of Medina del Campo with Spain, strengthening the Anglo-Spanish alliance and arranging Arthur's marriage to Catherine of Aragon.
Northern Subsidy Collection Ordered
Henry VII orders collection of a parliamentary subsidy for military support to Brittany, provoking resistance in heavily taxed northern counties.
Treaty of Medina del Campo
Henry VII agrees a Treaty with Spain for Catherine to marry Prince Arthur
April
Redon Treaty Ratified
Ratifies the Anglo-Breton agreement after its February conclusion, formally authorising the English commitment to defend Brittany.
Death of Northumberland
A tax-resistant crowd kills Henry Percy, Earl of Northumberland, while he attempts to enforce the king's financial demands.
Northumberland Killed by Rebels
Rebels kill the Earl of Northumberland after he fails to secure relief from the unpopular subsidy imposed by the crown.
Egremont Joins Yorkshire Rising
Sir John Egremont lends gentry support to the tax rebellion, giving the movement a more dangerous political character.
Northumberland Attempts Tax Collection
Percy attempts to enforce the royal subsidy in Yorkshire, where communities argue that local burdens already make the new demand excessive.
Yorkshire Commons Mobilised
John a Chambre emerges as a leader of the uprising and helps organise armed resistance to the royal tax collectors.
May
Royal Army Sent North
The Earl of Surrey leads royal forces into Yorkshire to restore order after the murder of Northumberland and the spread of rebellion.
Yorkshire Rising Defeated
Royal forces defeat the organised rebels, ending the immediate challenge to Tudor authority in the north.
July
Birth of Thomas Cranmer
Thomas Cranmer is born at Aslockton and later becomes Archbishop of Canterbury and a central architect of the English Reformation.
Birth of Thomas Cranmer
Birth of Thomas Cranmer
November
Birth of daughter
Princess Margaret Tudor, Henry VII's eldest surviving daughter, is born.
Arthur Created Prince of Wales
Henry formally advances Arthur as Prince of Wales and Earl of Chester, strengthening the visible Tudor succession.
Arthur Made Knight of the Bath
Prince Arthur is made a Knight of the Bath as Henry prepares the heir for greater ceremonial and political prominence.
Baptism of Margaret Tudor
Henry VII's daughter Margaret is baptised and named after her grandmother Margaret Beaufort.
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1st Sovereign
So called because of its depiction of the monarch. Mints the 1st sovereign, worth 20 shillings
Coinage Reform
Henry VII introduces the gold sovereign, creating a prestigious high-value coin carrying royal imagery.
Egremont Escapes Abroad
Egremont escapes overseas after the revolt fails, avoiding the punishment imposed on rebels captured by Henry VII's government.
Page to Archbishop John Morton
More enters the household of Archbishop and Lord Chancellor John Morton as a page.
Redon Expedition Commitment
Receives command responsibility for the English force promised under the Redon agreement to assist Brittany against France.
Redon Military Finance Clause
Accepts treaty terms requiring Brittany to meet the cost of maintaining the English troops sent to resist French expansion.
Royal Image on Coinage
The new sovereign presents Henry VII as an established monarch and projects the authority of the Tudor dynasty.
Speaker of House of Commons
Appointed Speaker of the House of Commons
Suppression of Yorkshire Rising
Royal authority is restored in Yorkshire after the tax rebellion, preventing the unrest from becoming a broader dynastic challenge.
Taxation for Brittany
Parliament grants taxation to finance English intervention in Brittany against France.
Treaty of Redon
Signs the anti-French Treaty of Redon with Brittany
Treaty of Redon
Henry agrees to aid Brittany by the Treaty of Redon
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