Henry Vii's foreign policy foreign was motivated solely by his greed and desire for glory.

Henry Vii's obsession with money is well noted. His brutal use of Empson and Dudley and the council learned in the law made him a rich but deeply unpopular monarch. Similarly it could be argued that his desire for glory is noted particularly within his foreign policy by the treaties he signed and the tactics he used to present himself as engaging with wars such as in the 1492 invasion of France. However, the importance of Henry's desire for dynamic security cannot be understated when considering what motivated his foreign policy. Four out of the five previous Kings of England had been murdered as the result of the war of the roses and Henry Vii was determined, as he did, to die in his bed. Furthermore, Henry Vii's claim to the throne was at best weak and therefore, he needed security. Hence, the extent to which Henry's foreign policy was motivated solely by greed and his desire for glory is debatable.
Perhaps the best example of Henry Vii's foreign policy being motivated by greed and glory is the 1492 invasion of France and the subsequent Treaty of Étaples. All great English kings had a war with France, and therefore to ensure his dynasty deEpite his somewhat distant claim to the throne, Henry needed to go to war with France. However, England at the time was diminished both in terms of power and wealth by France and therefore England did not have the resources or military strength to fight a war with France, so Henry invaded on the last day of the fighting season whilst France was preoccupied by their war with Spain. Thus, France signed the Treaty of Étaples which set up the French pension of £5000 per annum to England. Thus, Henry secured money and glory over this 'victory' in France. Nevertheless, it must be considered that even this treaty which at the surface appears to be based on money and glory, was motivated in part by security. Henry drafted a clause in the treaty which stated that France could not support any other contenders to the throne and therefore must accept him as the true King of England. A strategy that he used with many European powers as well as Scotland in treaties such as the Magnus Intercursus and the Treaty of Ayton to overcome the threat posed by Perkin Warbeck , who had travelled Europe and seeking support to topple Henry. It must also be considered that Henry needed a victory in war with France to secure the support of the divided English population in the aftermath of the War of the Roses. This was particularly crucial within the period in which Henry consolidated power and the Tudor dynasty and the period in which he could be considered to be under threat from Warbeck. Thus, particularly in the period between 1485-1499, Henry Vii's foreign policy was motivated at least in part by his need for dynastic security and his desire to die in his bed.